Shoreline West Bike Tour

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.

Heading down Hill #3 into Elberta.
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Several riders were doing pretty well getting some high speeds down these hills.
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A young man giving me a thumbs up as he whips by.
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Here Dave's giving me the big five. He thought he might hit 50, but turns out he topped out at 48.
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A view from the Betsie Valley Trail bridge over the Betsie Lake.
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Here's the last stop before camp - downtown Beulah on Crystal Lake.
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