I had a great opportunity to accompany by brother-in-law Dave Sheldon and his friend Gary Braun for a couple days during the League of Michigan Bicyclists' Shoreline West Bike Tour. It started in Pentwater and over the next seven days, they rode all the way up to Mackinaw City. That's 569 miles if you did the whole ride.
I stopped by on Sunday where they camped in Manistee and followed them for the day up to Benzonia. It was a gorgeous day for a scenic ride and I met a lot of nice folks.
This gallery documents my time with the group. For those of you I met on the ride, I have a gallery of alternate takes
here that you can check out for a photo of yourself.
A beautiful view of Lake Michigan looking south from the scenic overlook on the top of Hill #2. Fresh fruit and Gatoraide were provided under the white tent in the parking lot.
Bikes parked along the fence in the lot on top of Hill #2.
Dave and Gary enjoying the rest and the view after this hill.
The scenic overlook had stairs and platforms for folks to climb to get a better view of the surroundings. Personally, I think it was almost like torture for folks who just biked up this hill. However, the view was definitely worth it.
A couple gentlemen scaling the stairs.
Now the real fun begins - heading down that monster.
Another friendly wave from a rider on his way down Hill #2.
This is the same woman that ended up walking the last bit on the way up. She was having WAY too much fun on the way down.
Heading down Hill #3 into Elberta.
Several riders were doing pretty well getting some high speeds down these hills.
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