Ignite the Spirit Chicago-to-Toronto Ride to Fight Cancer, Day Four

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This is a blog of the Chicago Fire Fighters "Ignite the Spirit" 580 mile bike ride from Chicago-to-Toronto Canada. Our ride is taking place to aid Chicago Fire Fighters and their families who are battling cancer. Through this ride we raise funding to support that cause and along the way bring awareness about cancer to the communities we visit.

The Ignite the Spirit Fund was created with the mission of financially helping our members when they are faced with battling cancer. It may come in the form of money to help with medical costs or something as simple as meals delivered to try to help with their fight. If we can relieve even the smallest amount of stress during their treatment it is our hope this will give them more strength to fight the disease. Ignite the Spirit is a charity that has been around since 2003 and has helped over 500 families in need. Ignite the Spirit has donated over 1.5 million dollars to ease the hardship of Chicago Fire Department families.

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Day 4, 

Brighton to Algonac, 76 miles, 

365 total ride miles

 Group shot on Kensington Metropark trail. Local runner took the shot while we tended to her Shepard.

Alex says a moring prayer.

The morning roll out from Brighton

 Kennsington Metropark

 Met rider Don. He is riding around Michigan on these trails. "Tracing the Mitten as they say".

 

Gabe Sanchez

 Sometime you have to ride trails like this one in Milford. The main roads most of the morning were pretty busy with traffic with little or no shoulder to ride on.

We stopped at Walled Lake for a stop.

Rich and Sam having some fun

We took the opportunity to wash down our bikes after the morning ride on the gravel paths.

 Our morning route took us through Pontiac and Auburn Hills

 We mets some friendly riders along the way.

 
Having lunch at the Macomb Firehouse

View looking up as I stretched on the ground at Macomb.

Preparing for an escort

St Clair River. The shipping river and channel connecting lakes Erie and Huron

Pat Reardon

Matt in front of the Colony Tower Pearl Beach

 


We had dorm style accomodations just outside Algonac.

View behind our rooms of the St Clair River

Alex using some inflatable recovery pants