I’ve arrived at my first night’s camp site, about 8 hours after I set out. It was about 170 miles, which is… a long ride.
The site is at North Higgins Lake State Park. I actually passed a couple other state parks on the last leg of the ride, but this one had looked best of the parks on the area based on the web site. For example there’s a park practically in downtown Harrison. But it’s practically in downtown Harrison. Another appeal is that it’s fairly close to Cheboygan, so it’ll be a short ride tomorrow, allowing time for an afternoon side trip to Mackinac.
That last leg was a pretty nice ride. It was all on Old 27, the highway before they put in the expressway that parallels it. Like M-61, it’s just two lanes, and everyone who’s just trying to get from Point South to Point North is on the expressway. Unlike M-61, it feels more inviting, with big trees right off the shoulder.
