Day 37 - Thanks for the Memories: Last (Planned) Century Ride of the Trip, Riding 113 miles

Michigan from Ludington to Mt. Pleasant proved to be very pleasant, indeed.  Our 113 miles were finished by early afternoon due to a strong wind from the NNW, and our route took us pretty directly to the east.   Though we had 2,400 feet of climbing interspersed throughout the day, it was mostly through rolling hills rather than one or two big climbs. 

Here's how the Michigan countryside looked as the sun was coming up this morning.

One of the other sights of the early morning was the sight of the wind turbines moving in the more than ample breeze.  Looks light Michigan will have power in this neck of the woods today!

One of the highlights of the day, other than cranking out many miles, was stopping at the ice cream store in te Village of Lake Isabella.  They delighted our group with both soft-serve swirls of caramel or chocolate on vanilla pointed pillows, or with hand scooped cones and milkshakes of wonderful flavors such as mega-chocolate chip mint, very cherry fudge swirl, and for our Ohio friends, peanut butter Buckeye chocolate swirl.  Sorry there is no picture - we were too busy devouring the ice cream before it melted!

Three SAG stops for renewed water/banana, trail mix supplies, including one at a senior citizen center, we finally rolled into Mt. Pleasant.  We were greeted by a freight train crossing our path without aid of crossing guard rails, only a signal.

Settling in to our motel room after a buffet dinner at the Ponderosa, we bid you a fond evening.  Thanks for following yet another day of our travels.

Tomorrow - Day 38 - Mt. Pleasant to Birch Run, MI.