Alex and I arrived at Interlochen today at 1:00 pm. We had our earliest start - 7:20 am, but I am getting ahead of myself...
We left the Scott's home for the 49 mile ride to Big Rapids a little after 8:00 am Thursday morning. Jed helped us search new directions which took us to the North Pine Trail. The trail was paved for a good 10 miles to Sand Lake where it then became a dirt trail, and we switched to the roads. Northland Drive took us all the way to Big Rapids. The first 10 miles from Sand Lake to the county line were a little scary at times. There was no paved shoulder at all, and the road was moderately busy. Almost all the drivers have been extremely courteous on the entire trip, but there was one semi on this day that came closer than we wanted! The rest of the ride was unremarkable. We were trying to outrun forcasted storms (that never appeared), so we only stopped for a light snack at lunch in Cass. The store owner was very friendly and knowledgable about the ride ahead. We rewarded ourselves with a big meal at Applebees, and a trip to the pool and hot tub back at the hotel.
We left Big Rapids for another 50 mile ride to an area just north of Baldwin, MI. I fell off my bike about 3 miles into the ride while we were still in Big Rapids. The roads were busy so we stayed on the sidewalks until we were out of town. Someone had been installing a chain-link fence, and the slack in the roll of fencing leaned into the sidewalk enough to catch my shoulder which then turned the bike into the fence. I went down hard, but luckily was not traveling that fast. Pride was the only thing that was really hurt. We stopped in Luther for lunch and a local struck up a conversation with us. He was on a bike too, but only because his car was broken. He really thought we should come back for the 4th of July for the Luther Lumber Days. They close off the main street for a dance and live band. They also have a Lumber Jack copetition. Ask me sometime what I call it. :-) We arrived at our motel around 2:00 pm. It was one of those older places along the side of the road. The owner was extremely kind. Our room was not quite ready, so she let us use another room to shower, and then offered to do our laundry. The restaurant across the street had Alex's perfect meal - tacos and nachos. We ate a lot of food that night! Alex fell asleep at 6:00 pm. I woke him at 9:00 pm to brush his teeth. He stayed up until almost 11:00 pm while I slept. All this sleep allowed us to get an early start for Interlochen. We were on the rode by 7:20.
The 50 mile ride to Interlochen was pretty nice. I am noticing that we are still able to keep up the daily distances, but the pace has slowed down quite a bit. I'll try to get some pics up soon. This sectio of the ride offered many beautiful sites. Some former students are here at Interlochen working as councelors. We are going to try to meet up at the Melody Freeze ("MoFro") later for ice cream. I'll try to get some pics up soon.
We left the Scott's home for the 49 mile ride to Big Rapids a little after 8:00 am Thursday morning. Jed helped us search new directions which took us to the North Pine Trail. The trail was paved for a good 10 miles to Sand Lake where it then became a dirt trail, and we switched to the roads. Northland Drive took us all the way to Big Rapids. The first 10 miles from Sand Lake to the county line were a little scary at times. There was no paved shoulder at all, and the road was moderately busy. Almost all the drivers have been extremely courteous on the entire trip, but there was one semi on this day that came closer than we wanted! The rest of the ride was unremarkable. We were trying to outrun forcasted storms (that never appeared), so we only stopped for a light snack at lunch in Cass. The store owner was very friendly and knowledgable about the ride ahead. We rewarded ourselves with a big meal at Applebees, and a trip to the pool and hot tub back at the hotel.
We left Big Rapids for another 50 mile ride to an area just north of Baldwin, MI. I fell off my bike about 3 miles into the ride while we were still in Big Rapids. The roads were busy so we stayed on the sidewalks until we were out of town. Someone had been installing a chain-link fence, and the slack in the roll of fencing leaned into the sidewalk enough to catch my shoulder which then turned the bike into the fence. I went down hard, but luckily was not traveling that fast. Pride was the only thing that was really hurt. We stopped in Luther for lunch and a local struck up a conversation with us. He was on a bike too, but only because his car was broken. He really thought we should come back for the 4th of July for the Luther Lumber Days. They close off the main street for a dance and live band. They also have a Lumber Jack copetition. Ask me sometime what I call it. :-) We arrived at our motel around 2:00 pm. It was one of those older places along the side of the road. The owner was extremely kind. Our room was not quite ready, so she let us use another room to shower, and then offered to do our laundry. The restaurant across the street had Alex's perfect meal - tacos and nachos. We ate a lot of food that night! Alex fell asleep at 6:00 pm. I woke him at 9:00 pm to brush his teeth. He stayed up until almost 11:00 pm while I slept. All this sleep allowed us to get an early start for Interlochen. We were on the rode by 7:20.
The 50 mile ride to Interlochen was pretty nice. I am noticing that we are still able to keep up the daily distances, but the pace has slowed down quite a bit. I'll try to get some pics up soon. This sectio of the ride offered many beautiful sites. Some former students are here at Interlochen working as councelors. We are going to try to meet up at the Melody Freeze ("MoFro") later for ice cream. I'll try to get some pics up soon.
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