Thread by @JoelJMorell

#OnThisDay in 1673, Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet were canoeing across Wisconsin in search of the Mississippi river. Since we can't afford canoes, my brothers and I are commemorating their achievement by hiking the Fox River Valley, Neenah to Green Bay. #ValleyTrek

On the way to the drop off point 👍

At #KimberlyPoint ready to roll.

We are now entering #Menasha

Stopped at Manderfield's for a danish.

Welcome to Fox Crossing... the city none of us knew existed.

Back in Menasha again? 🤔

#Appleton

It's the #FoxRiver

My Bros... Jack & Than hiking into the sunrise on Newberry Trail

We have reached the great metropolis of #Kimberly

Mom & Pop's has the best Old Fashioneds (donuts that is)

#LittleChute woot woot 🥳 I used to live here...

...Believe it or not I lived right there.

... another milestone on our #ValleyTrek

The open road,
Under the blazing sun.
What was I thinking.
#ValleyTrek #Haiku

Halfway?

Arrived at #YeOldeHomestead for a quick pitstop.

Not the biggest town in Wisconsin

Stopping to see the #LostDauphin legend memorialized

I think this sign should be closer to the part of De Pere with bars, food, and stuff

Behold there is ambrosia in the form of IPA
#McGeorges of DePere

Raising a glass to 37.5 miles at #Zambaldis of Green Bay.
More than 90% of the way 🥴

Than is "ecstatic" to see we have entered the city limits of #GreenBay
#ValleyTrek

Oh look an emergency room... I bet they have what we need 🥴

This sign knows what's going on... If we stop moving at this point...I don't think we could start again 😎

#Success Green Bay at sunset.
41 miles
#ValleyTrek

#Epilogue: the Zippin Pippin @ sunset.

#Postscript: According to wikipedia the earliest predecessor of the bicycle (the Laufmaschine) was first loosed upon the streets #OnThisDay in 1817.
So yeah, next time, we should use bikes.

After Action Report:
- Distance Walked: 41.16 Miles 🥴
- Beers Consumed: 2 🍻
- Feet Blistered: All of them 🤕
- Energy Bars Consumed: Many 👍
- Donuts Snarfed: 2 😁
- Sunglasses Decimated: 1 Pair 🤔
- Fastest Split: 13:24 😎
- Slowest Split 27:30 😩
- Total Time: 14:54:43 😴

Google figured we could make it in under 14 hours, but they hadn't counted on stops for sustenance 🤔

Here I am at the end of the trail, with more blisters than toes, attempting to smile.

Jack did a better job of capturing our dormant enthusiasm 📸