At least it isn’t hot.

It’s been a cold, windy, overcast morning. The temp is about 65F, and combined with some wind and the lack of sun, it’s downright chilly. I even put on my raincoat to cut down on the windchill.

Not an especially scenic ride, either. Largely farmland and some woods. I saw a deer on the side of the road, and slowed down. It backed into the woods then returned to the road, as if getting up the nerve to cross. But by this point I was getting close and it ran back into the trees.

I also passed a small alpaca farm. Didnt feel like stopping to gawk and take pictures though.

One of the roads that was supposed to take me much of the way to Kalkaska ran out of pavement, requiring me to backtrack and take another route. The road I took was freshly (re?)paved, which isn’t as nice as it sounds. It was paved with ground stone, which is usually treacherous for motorbikes, but fortunately they’d sprayed it with just enough tar coating to keep it from acting like loose gravel. And that led to a nice winding road, so it worked out.

I’ve stopped in Kalkaska for lunch, a little earlier than planned, mostly because I got an early start. Trout Town Country Cafe serves a yummy chicken philly sandwich. Also has wifi, which is nice because cell data coverage around here sucks.

The rain seems to be mostly stalled over Lake Michigan, but encroaching on the territory I’m about to ride through. I’m considering trying to take a more easterly route around it. Unfortunately that would mean busier roads.

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