Bike Ride

Yesterday was the first time I rode out to our lighthouse in a couple of years. It took me a little over an hour. Angelfish24 inspired me to take some pictures along the way. I love living near the bay. I never get tired of the view. However, taking pictures while riding my bike almost resulted in a few accidents.


This is the bike which holds my hefty frame.


This is river along the way to the lake.


This is the bay. Way out on the horizon in the middle is the lighthouse. It looks more like a little white blip in this picture.


Here I am riding through town.


This is the road through the woods to the lighthouse.


As I ride through these woods, I am getting pelted with these little swarming insects that are like mini mayflies. I can't remember what they are called, but they don't taste very good.


Now I am in the state park where the lighthouse is.


Here is the lighthouse.


I am near the lighthouse looking across the bay toward town. I think it's right where the sun is so I could not see the town very well.


Here is the view from the other side of the lighthouse. This is Lake Huron. In the summer, Lake Huron is nice cold. The bay is like warm bath water.

I didn't take any pictures on the way back, as I was cutting in close to get back in time for the kid's year end program and my second daughter's kindergarten graduation. They were cute, but sitting on a metal folding chair for over an hour after a bike ride was awful. My butt was soooooooo sore...and itchy. I was thankful when it was over.

Addendum: I got the bright idea to have a picnic at the lighthouse today. I would ride my bike there while the rest came in the mini-van. Riding out, I noticed that there did not seem to be too many bugs out. When I met everyone there, we found the bugs. They were just swarming us out by the lighthouse. There were a ton of no-see-ums as well. They kept getting all over the food. Yucko!

Mental Note: No picnics while bugs are swarming.

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