August 13
I checked into tonight's lodging less than an hour after a gorgeous sunset in farm country. Today's Adventure Cycling curated route did not have any surprises such as the sand trap in yesterday's crowd sourced route. This was, at 92 miles, the longest day of the four day push to get to Manistee to hike with Mont. It was cool to go through an extended park in which people just park on the road and walk to an adjacent beach. I rode with delight the Tunnel of Trees, with occasional views of Lake Michigan a hundred feet below. I rode with some annoyance fifteen miles of bike path with Stop signs at every driveway and road crossing. At day's end I was routed through farm country just inland; you don't have to go far to escape the monotony of resort area buildup.