I promised an update about my motorcycle trip to NW Michigan, with photos. However, my camera refused to work and just shows an error message that evidently can only be corrected by an authorized service dealer. So I have no pictures.
I drove 275 miles to Boyne Falls on Memorial Day, which was a beautiful, near 90-degree day across Michigan. Along the way I stopped a couple of times to visit relatives at their lake cottages. My plan was to stay at Boyne Falls and take day trips out to places like Mackinaw City, Petoskey and Traverse City. Tuesday was a much cooler day, and I wound up riding to Grayling to visit friends who also have a summer home there. Before I left home, all the weather talk was about the holiday weekend and record temperatures. So I really didn't pack anything for cooler weather; I had figured that if it cooled down it would still be in the 80's or at most the 70's.
By Wednesday the morning temps were in the 40's and only reached the upper 50's in the afternoon. That may sound warm enough, but it's another matter when one in traveling 60 mile per hour on an open machine. Well, as it turned out I put my rain suit on over my leather jacket and did manage to ride in relative comfort. So I set out for the Traverse City area and stopped to visit more friends in Frankfort. I discovered that just about any road I chose to explore would turn out to be a great motorcycle ride. All of NW Michigan is hilly and filled with lakes, so all roads turn out to have plenty of pleasant curves, plus the pavement is smoother than downstate.
I had planned to return home on Friday, but the forecast called for a high likelihood of rain. So I made the decision to head home a day early and I'm glad I did. I finished the trip without being rained on at all (unlike last year's trip), and yes it did rain Friday. Altogether I rode about 950 miles -- a pretty good week. Again, I apologize for no pics, but thanks for reading anyway.
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