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Day 5&6- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Grand Marais to Thunder Bay
Day 5&6- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Grand Marais to Thunder Bay

Day 5 and 6 of our Lake Superior Bike Tour took us from Grand Marais to Grand Portage. We climbed Mt. Josephine, biked up Highway 61 and crossed the Canadian Border on our bikes. We headed into the Thunder Bay, Ontario, the biggest city on the Lake Superior Circle Tour. Read about our bike route into Thunder Bay and our recommendations for bike shops, lodging, and the best Canadian food you’ll find on the Lake Superior Bike Tour.

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Bike Touring, Canada, Cities, Lake Superior, Minnesota, National Parks, Ontario, TravelKaylee ThornleyBeer, Bike Routes, Bike Safety, Bike Shops, Bike Tour Planning, Bike Touring, Biking, Border Crossings, Bridges, Caesar's Place, Camping Gear, Canada, Casinos, Cheap Eats, Cities, Cycling Gear, Food, Frugal Travel, Grand Marais, Great Lakes, Highway 61, Flute Reed River, Lake Superior, Lake Superior Ale Trail, Lake Superior Circle Tour, Libraries, Minnesota, National Parks, North Shore, North Star Bicycle Route, Ontario, Panniers, Pizza, Public Land, Stealth Camping, Sunsets, Tents, Thunder Bay, Trails, Travel, Warmshowers, Grand Portage, Grand Portage National Monument, Mt. Josephine, Isle Royale, Neebing, Kaministiquia RiverComment
Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip
Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip

These 10 BC destinations are for the most part free, except for the cost of a cup of coffee or a drink. We’ve also noted some of the places that we parked overnight for free, in case you are traveling in a van or RV.

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Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain
Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain

When your home can be parked at any trailhead, it’s easy to forego backpacking trips in favor of day hikes. However, in the Yukon, where the beautiful sites are less accessible, and there are few developed trails and even fewer roads, we decided it was time to dig the backpacks and our tent out from under the bed for a longer excursion.

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Canada, National Parks, Travel, Vanlife, YukonKaylee ThornleyObservation Mountain, Kaskawulsh Glacier, Slim's River, Kluane National Park, Backpacking, Vanlife, Abandoned Places, Camp Food, Free Camping, Canyons, Geology, History, Mountains, National Parks, Sand Dunes, Summit, Trails, Travel, Wilderness, Wildlife, Canada, Yukon, Whitehorse, Parks Canada, Kluane Lake, Alaska Highway, Grizzly Bears, Sheep Creek, Stream Crossings, Salt Flats, Wrangell-St.Elias National Park, Moose, Wolves, Canada Creek, Columbia Creek, Glaciers, Climate Change, Dall Sheep, Bighorn Sheep, Haines Junction, Bullion Creek Comment