Today’s ride has been dubbed the Gulliver Loop. I’ve never ridden east of the town of Manistique and wanted to see what I could find, so I plotted a 40-mile route that wraps around Gulliver Lake, heads north, then turns west and south back to Manistique. I also found lots to see and had a long, virtually car-free stretch that was most enjoyable. Heading home was a bit of work because there was a wind off of the lake. It’s quite a different wind from the cornfield winds I usually encounter. It’s a constant resistance of heavy air. It also got the full attention of my thighs.
When you travel the east side of Manistique, you can:
see a movie, though I don’t know what’s playing.
gamble away any money you didn’t spend at the theater
ponder the question: If a tree falls in the woods . . .
shop the world’s largest cedar selection
hang your clean clothes to dry
chat with my new bestie, Farmer Fred
swat gigantic mosquitoes at a humble abode on Gulliver Lake
buy some really big rocks
help this guy find some tires.
