The end of a day of biking, soaking up some rays at a town park in Alden, MI, on the way to Traverse City.

This is a view of Torch Lake that we had the pleasure to bike alongside for 20 miles on our way to Traverse City. The lake had a beautiful aqua color to it. Swimming in a lake seems so far off, as the weather has been so cool. Maybe by the time we get to Lake Erie and Lake Huron the temps will be more summerlike...

Decided we needed a break at the top of this series of hills to catch our breath and give our legs a rest. As you can see, the weather was fantastic for biking. I had such a fear of hot and humid weather, and we haven't been over 70 degrees.

Eric and Zoe are ready to start their first leg of the bike trip from Young State Park in Boyne City.

This is a photo from our first campsite at Young State Park in Boyne City. The weather has finally improved and calm winds, it was a great day for biking. The first day Eric and Steve rode, and today was going to be Zoe's and my turn to ride, joined by Eric. Steve's turn to drive the car. After climbing away from the lake, we hit some roller coaster roads for 6 to 8 miles, that really took its toll. We had only gone 21 miles by 1:30, although we had gotten a late start at 11 a.m. We pushed forward and were hoping the ride alongside Torch Lake for 20 miles was going to be flat. And it was, but not as near the lake as we hoped. By the time we hit 45 miles, Eric and Zoe had their fill, and Steve picked them up. I went another 20 miles to Traverse City, where we camped at the city park right outside of town.

Day 1 - Mackinaw City to Boyne City

Dinner with Grandma in Menomonee Falls

Since the weather was not looking too promising for the start of our trip on Monday, June 8th, we decided to visit grandma and have dinner. Eric did a great stirfry on her weber grill.