Friday morning I woke up and packed for a nice three day weekend at my grandparents house by the lake. I was planning on riding Saturday morning at the Washburn trails right down the road so I only packed one kit. I also packed half the toiletries because I basically have my own drawer there.
After a few days of parties, baking, and waterskiing we were packing up and gearing up to hit the highway. Then mom comes into my room and asks, “Do you want to go to copper harbor?”
So here I am- sitting on a Mexican woven blanket in copper harbor with barely any soap. 😉
Uncle Jeff took us up to Houghton Sunday night and we set up camp at Hancock campgrounds. Monday morning we woke up and headed out to ride the tech trails for a few hours. Shane and I rode with Jeff for an hour or so then he headed out to do some actual training for a few. Shane and I, on the other hand, hit up some of the really technical stuff because it’s still hard for me to breathe.
After we rode, we showered, did some laundry, and drove out to McLain State Park to walk around a bit and check out the lake. Then it was back to camp and off to bed. Tuesday morning we packed up camp and made the drive up to the harbor. Shane wanted to stop at Jacobs Falls for a quick bout of rock climbing so him and Jeff climbed up and I stayed at the bottom due to my poor choice in footwear.
Once the boys returned to ground, we headed out to Fort Wilkins State Park to find a camp site suitable for our picky likings…just kidding. We picked a lake front site on Lake Fanny Hooe.
Jeff needed his fix of historical knowledge so we went on a tour of the fort. It was pretty cool, except for the actor that followed us everywhere…super awkward.
I was pretty excited to ride so we suited up and mounted our bikes. I think we took the stairway to der we went to ma maki and after that everythings a blur. Some how we made it to the top of the edge and rode the flow down and then back into town for more water. The boys headed back out and I headed back to camp because I wasn’t feeling well…again 😦
Thank god we picked the lakefront site because after riding and trying to waterski, I was so sore. the worst form of sore EVER. so I went swimming! which actually means I did some awkward water yoga and stretched out and walked out. I took a long hot shower and painted my nails on the beach. (glitter polish of course ;] )
The boys returned and while they showered I made supper. Spaghetti and meatballs hit the spot and the warm food warmed our hearts as lake fanny hooe was giving off chilly, hurricane force winds! (sorta)
We sat by the fire for a bit then I headed to bed. This morning my eyes were practically swollen shut (no exaggeration) so I tried to relax them a bit but they wouldn’t budge. after struggling hard core with my antibiotic drops, they started to ease a bit and I decided to just chill today while the boys ride.
So here I am- laying on a woven Mexican blanket, in copper harbor, listening to music, writing my blog, and enjoying summer.
thanks uncle Jeff for teaching me that living in the moment can be fun and how to use a propane stove.
I encourage everyone to come up here and ride sometime. not going to lie to you, you’re either climbing or you’re climbing here. its fun, gorgeous, an much different than riding the kettles. nothing will make your heart rate spike faster than riding on a skinny bridge over a little valley only to meet a rock wall on the other side. oh and also, the guys here aren’t too bad looking 😉
I won’t be racing this weekend but I will be everybody’s superfan!! only a few weeks until 24/9…better get feeling better soon.
Love, Hugs, Copper, Glitter & grease,
maja
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