Day 56 - Muskegon to Greenville - Two Far 2024 - Courthouse Tour

June 28, 2024

Day 56 - Muskegon to Greenville

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It was a very good ride today that had a wide variety of scenery. I saw large berry farms, orchards, grain farms and woods, marshes and ponds.

Shortly after leaving Muskegon, I picked up the Musketawa Trail. This is the best rail-trail I've ridden in Michigan this year. The asphalt was in good condition, there weren't too many road crossings, and there was a profusion of wildflowers. I also largely had the trail to myself - I only saw one couple walking and another couple cycling in the 15 miles I was on the trail

The trail is lined with wildflowers and flowering shrubs. Below is a sampling of the shrubs along with a closeup of its flower.

The trail has a very nice trailhead on the edge of Ravenna. At the trailhead, I left the trail to meet Jeanna in town and then rejoined it on the other side of town. I was rather surprised that the trail didn't actually go through the town as old rail lines usually do. Perhaps it was the topography, but I don't know.

The 124-year-old caboose was in excellent condition.

Directly across from the trailhead was this large, and busy, grain operation. I wonder if it was in business when the railroad was in operation.

Upon leaving the trail, I had this brand-new pavement. It was silky smooth

The area between Ravenna and Sparta was filled with large orchards.

Past Sparta, the land transitioned from orchards to grain farms.

As I neared Greenville, the land transitioned from farms to woodlands, filled with marshes and ponds.

Today's ride: 53 miles (85 km)
Total: 1,393 miles (2,242 km)

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