Day 52 - Baldwin to Hart - Two Far 2024 - Courthouse Tour

June 24, 2024

Day 52 - Baldwin to Hart

The map shows that I rode through Lilley, Troy, and Colfax, but I'm not sure they exist, because I sure didn't notice them. The stretch between Lilley and Walkersville was through the Manistee National Forest and was fairly remote.

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Outfitter near Pere Marquette River just south of Baldwin. The Pere Marquette is designated as a "Blue Ribbon" trout river

Riding through the Manistee National Forest

Over half of today's ride was in the Manistee Nat'l Forest and looked like this - lots of trees, very few cars

Quiet road, blue sky, great temperature - PERFECT!

After I left the Manistee Nat'l Forest I was back in farm country.

A view of the Jack Pines Feed Mill and hog operation

The brown structure is a waste holding tank. Luckily, I was upwind :-)

Near Walkersville there was an abundance of wildflowers, which have been somewhat scarce on this trip.

I couldn't decide what this was, so I stopped and asked. It is a newly planted (last year) cherry orchard being grown using the espalier method. 80,000 trees were planted.

When I reached Hart, I looked for the courthouse to take a photo but didn't find it. I knew the courthouse was on my route, so when I reached the edge of town, I backtracked to find it. I soon discovered that I had ridden right past it, but just didn't recognize it as such.

Oceana County Building. There was no signage on the grounds or building stating that this was the courthouse - I had to ask someone exiting the building to be sure.

Today's ride: 41 miles (66 km)
Total: 1,252 miles (2,015 km)

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