I had a pleasantly uneventful late-afternoon ride from Idlewild to Cadillac. I found some easy-to-follow backroads north. What made them easy to follow is that the route I was taking was the only paved road. From time there’d be an intersection where the road I was on turned to dirt, but the pavement would continue around the corner. That was where I was supposed to turn.
Since I was basically riding a few miles east of M37 much of the way, I saw little traffic, mostly just locals. I passed a couple trailheads for motorbike trails, but didn’t try them out. I don’t think my suspension and tires are really cut out for off-road biking. š The terrain is getting a little hilly, but not too bad. At times the scooter can only get up to 35mph going up hills. Its performing quite well overall.
I arrived in Cadillac a little after 7pm. That’s later than I had planned, but considering that I was 2 hours late getting underway this morning, I consider that doing pretty well.
And to be honest, I don’t think I missed a whole lot by getting here late. Mitchell State Park… is… what it is. It’s… an RV lot. I think it may even be within the Cadillac city limits. Next door to a Burger King.
To be fair, it’s actually in a pretty nice location, on the small strip of land between Cadillac and Mitchell Lakes, with easy access to both of them. It’s a nice spot for people from the area to take their families for an outdoor vacation. And it beats the Motel 6 I was stuck at a year ago when my tent went missing. It has no waterfalls, no hiking trails, and only Mitchell Lake for sunsets. But it has two little lakeshores and a channel between them.
After taking that in, I drew upon the wisdom of the Internet and ended up at Maggie’s Tavern in downtown Cadillac for a late dinner and a couple beers. Good food. Good drink.
Radar shows some slow moving rain over Wisconsin, which will probably arrive overnight. So full rain protocols will be in effect at the campsite tonight.