Feb 8, 2022• by TravelLightLaura
Midwest Mountain Bike Vacations
Bike tourism is on the rise as communities understand the benefit of increased trail usage and rollover effects for related businesses, not to mention the inherent health and wellness perks. So yeah...
Oct 17, 2021• by TravelLightLaura
All Trails Lead to Beer (Michigan)
In Michigan, mountain bike trail expansion projects are in progress all over the state. The pandemic has spurred a rapidly expanding sport, and riders are eager to get outdoors and explore. Bikers...
May 8, 2021• by TravelLightLaura
Superior Views (UP North in Michigan)
The view from the Rock Cut Cabin was pristine – Lake Superior stretched out beyond our sight, golden eagles soared overhead, thimbleberry bushes lined the driveway, a rock-face bordered the fire...
Oct 28, 2020• by TravelLightLaura
Michigan - The Great Beer and Bike State
Trail usage is on the rise for runners, hikers, and bikers of all levels… especially the mountain bike niche. Dirt shredders and their two-wheeled creatures have come out of their homes from the...
Sep 28, 2020• by TravelLightLaura
Rugged Luxury (Michigan's Upper Peninsula)
Lake Superior whipped up a September gale and slowed the RV down considerably as we made our way across the Mackinaw Bridge, to Marquette then to Copper Harbor at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula...
May 29, 2020• by TravelLightLaura
Outside = Open (Learn to Travel Local) Muskegon and West Michigan
Travel, road trips, and vacation planning have all taken a detour from our usual route. As May pushes into June and almost three months of the COVID Stay Home/Stay Safe order in Michigan, the travel...