Autumn Is In The Air

Ludington, MI to Le Roy, MI
68 miles
1,391 feet ascent
748 feet descent
2,633calories

Soon after leaving Ludington this morning, I passed a field of orange basketballs!

Pumpkins Are Ready

And There Are Tons of Them

Did I miss a month somewhere?  Halloween is still two months away, right?

Like Minnesota and Wisconsin, Michigan is also lush green and filled with wildlife.  I saw about ten deer today, and had to help this little guy across the road, lest he end up like the last one I passed.

Turtle Crossing

Then, a little further down the road, I came across these characters,  I hung around long enough to hear one "cock-a-doodle-doo"! They are almost as funny as the cows.

Michigan Rooster & Hen

Evidence of last week's storms was evident all day long and many places were still running off of generators, waiting for power to be restored.

Downed Trees

Big Tree Simply Snapped In High Winds

I am beginning to wonder that perhaps the "Adventure" in "Adventure Cycling" refers not to the cycling part but the "Adventure" in finding out what some of the motels listed in their guides are like. 

Traveler's Inn, Le Roy, MI

Some of them don't have websites, so as Forrest Gump would say "you never know what you're gonna get".   But it's always fun.