MY BUTT FEELS BETTER ALREADY. My first "tour ride" of May, visiting Britton, Dundee, and Milan on Wednesday afternoon, was about 50 miles round trip from my office in Saline. The good news: the weather was perfect, and I found some excellent pizza in downtown Dundee. The bad news: after about 30 miles I felt …
Category: May 2012 Bike Trips – 8 days, 50 towns
My preparation for the “500 at 50” bike trip, consisting of bike trips around mid-Michigan, with a goal of visiting 50 towns in May.
May “50 Towns” Bike Tour #2 Complete
My first long weekend tour of the month is complete, and quite a weekend it was. Details and more pictures and conversation to follow, but here are some quick summary stats. Friday: 106 miles, 7 towns (Chelsea, Stockbridge, Leslie, Eaton Rapids, Charlotte, Potterville (Mmm...gizzards!), Grand Ledge Saturday: 72 miles, 7 towns (Dimondale, Mason, Dansville, Williamston, …
Bike Weekend: More Small-Town Adventures
BIKE TRIP #3 is complete! Three days, 280 miles, 26 towns visited, and many good stories to tell. Click any of the maps below to expand the view and see which towns I visited on which day. Here are a few tidbits while I'm writing up the details: Friday: Where …
May Goal Accomplished, and Trip #4 Highlights
WHAT BETTER PLACE TO CAP OFF MY MAY BIKE GOAL than the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore area where we camp many times each summer? The village of Honor was town #50, with lunch at Papa J's Pizzeria, the same place I celebrated my first-ever "century ride" (100 miles in one day) in September 2010. …
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