Boyne City to Traverse City

Finally my first day of riding. I had the pleasure of biking with Zoe and Eric, and the mileage was looking like a 70-mile day. It was a cool morning at Young State Park, but warmed up when we hit the road at 11 a.m. As we climbed out of Boyne City away from the lake, we had no idea what lay ahead. We certainly didn't think we'd be on a roller coaster road for the next 15 miles, with a fair amount of traffic. but the winds were light, the temp near 60, and the sun was shining. We were making very slow time, and had only gone 21 miles at 1:30. it was going to be a long day. we were looking forward to riding along torch lake, 20 miles. we thought it'd be flat, but a lot of it was away from the lake. as the mileage grew to near 40, zoe and eric both agreed going 50 was plenty for the day, and Steve came and picked them up in Alden, and I continued on to Traverse City. To Eric's credit, he had gone 70 miles the day before, and zoe hadn't been on her bike in month. It's a train as you go.

as I'm writing this, Zoe and I are sitting in a great cafe having lunch. I'm going to catch Eric and Steve on the road this afternoon, and our destination tonight is Cadillac, MI.