The route I had printed for today begins “turn left onto US-41, and go 41.4 miles”. Such is navigation in a land of few roads.

I stopped a few times along the way, however, just because. Once was a roadside park conveniently located just as a double-trailer truck was coming up behind me. I hate getting passed by those… almost as much as I hate having them not pass me. But traffic has actually been pretty light; every few minutes a vehicle will creep up behind me, and usually pass immediately or after a short wait.

I’ve stopped now in the bayside village of L’Anse, which of course is French for “the anse”. It’s the first quaint harbor town I’ve seen since leaving Ludington (Green Bay doesn’t count). In compliance with state law for such municipalities, it has a piece of public art base on an old anchor.

The nice 3G cell service I’d been getting out of Marquette has been replaced by EDGE (2G) service here. I expect to return to 2010 technology in Houghton, but don’t know what to expect in Copper Harbor. I know I’ll be offline on the island.

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