Virginia to Montana (FWC) to Wyoming (YNP) to Michigan (AEV)

[ramblinChet]

The home of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox.

 

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So I go fishing today...let me tell you about the fish I caught...

 

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Gas station designed by Frank Lloyd Wright outside Duluth, Minnesota.

 

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Completed the Pine Mountain 500 just now - the tallest outdoor staircase in Michigan, lol.

 

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Lunch is over - heading back to work in the iron mine at Iron Mountain. It's a constant 42° F under here.

 

[ramblinChet]

That's Big John around 300' away. This "stope" is 600' wide and nearly 200' tall. Around twenty-three million tons of iron ore were mined from here. The men made $0.13 per hour and the only place they could spend it was at the company store. Dozens died here.

 

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Drove across the Straits of Mackinac and am now spending a relaxing evening between two Great Lakes in Mackinaw City, Michigan.

 

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Natural sinkhole formed when the limestone bedrock caves collapsed underground. This is in Presque Isle County, Michigan.

 

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I spent this morning cleaning up my rig and working out the final details with AEV regarding my build. Here is a final shot of her prior to becoming an AEV Prospector.

 

[SmokeShowJoe]

Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed that !!

 

[gimmie11s]

I Lol'd at some of the commentary, but great pics!! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Darkone]

Awesome trip report man. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Don't you have a set of projector LEDs for your truck?

 

[CdnHO]

Thanks for sharing your adventure. Enjoyed the photo tour.

 

[DevilDodge]

I need a road trip like this. Thanks for sharing. Later when I get the chance I will go back through and dream again

 

[dredd]

Awesome post and pics.

 

[wjcook68]

That was amazing. Thank you for sharing! We are truly blessed to live here in North America. We have such diverse geography.

 

[flan]

Great thread Chet, thanks for sharing your trip report. Only something I can dream about doing at this point in life....

 

[loveracing1988]

Hopefully your truck made it inside the shop before the storms went trhough...

 

[Power247]

Thanks for sharing this adventure. I would love to do a trip like this some day.

 

[Eatonpcat]

Thanks for sharing...Great trip!