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2022 Lake Michigan Ramble

September 6th to September 20th

Ride Director: Dorothy Stock
Ride Co-Director: Alexandra Wagner
Ride Driver: Ann Barten
Report by: Ruth Wade

Michigan Ramble 2022 Tripper, by Sue Page and Ruth Wade

It’s All About Us: From A(lex) to Z(ona) and all of us in between

A is for:

Ann Arbor vans - you can make the reservation, but that doesn’t mean they will honor the reservation.

B is for:

Breakfast and Batteries - who needs them?

Beer in water bottles

Bumpy roads to Mackinaw City

C is for:

Cherry Hut, Cherry Republic, Cherry pie, Cherry jam, Cherry BBQ sauce, Cherry BBQ potato chips, Cherry bread, Cherry wine , cherry salsa - don’t come on this trip if you don’t like cherries

D is for:

Dunes…awards go to climbers Joan and Sue

Doppelganger – calling out to a couple while walking in the rain, “Can we use your umbrella so our box doesn’t get wet?” Oops! You’re not Alex and Phil!

Dark Sky Park

Disco showerheads

E is for: 

Eat - enough said

E-bikes - “I love my ebike” said Alma as she passed everyone on the hills

Excellent weather and “I love a tailwind” (sings Dorothy)

F is for:

Farm fresh produce…peaches, apples, plums

Fudgee questions and gifts

G is for:

Green herons, kingfishers, immature eagle, osprey diving for fish at the Arcadia Marsh

Grand Hotel and Alex’s negotiating skills

Grateful - to all of our riders who pitched in whenever needed

H is for:

Harold’s glasses lying on M-22, R.I.P.

Horse manure

I is for:

IronMan in Frankfort (not Aluminum foil)

“I guess I will have to change the name,” when there’s no barley in the barley soup

Ice Cream - Moomers!

J is for: a jotted list with a joyful attitude at the Jockey club with John

K is for:

Kelley - who answers the door naked 🤔

Ken to the rescue

L is for:

Leland - Pedal pusher awards go to Phil, Bennet, Zona, Harold, Cheryl, Beverly, Dick, Dorothy, Alex, and Nick, the brave cyclists who rode in the rain.

Lighthouses

M is for:

Michigan Fudgies…white to dark chocolate. 

Mushroom houses in Charlevoix

Mackinac Island - Lynn’s sharing memories of her “happy place”.

N is for:

New friends and new experiences. As Beverly said, “It’s the combination of the people and the scenery” that really makes the trip.

O is for:

Off-trail with Frank and Kelley

P is for:

Playlist - here’s the link

Q- Queen’s farewell

R is for:

Ramble On

Ruthie’s…raucous laughter

Reading the “Legend of the Petoskey Stone” thank you Cheryl

S is for:

Shipwrecked Cafe and shared sandwiches

Service - like the hills we rode on, it had its ups and downs and everything in-between. The staff at the hotels went above and beyond but the staff at Legs Inn couldn’t let us use the bathroom because it was 11:59am and the restaurant didn’t open until noon.

Strongest riders award goes to Dawn and Ron

Short’s in Bellaire before the hill to Shanty Creek

Sally - 60 tours!

T is for:

Trip Reports - if you want to know the history, science or geology of the area see the “2019 Tripper”

“Three sisters”, our triple hill

Tandems - Jody and Paul represented their peeps well

U is for Up North, where does it start on your hand?

V is for Van Drivers:  Thanks to Ann and Ken who never got tired of packing and unpacking and packing and unpacking and packing and unpacking…..

W is for:

Watermelon Hill - Bennet saw an old friend, and Sue learned that she can climb without changing gears

Wooden porches - Grand Hotel has the longest, where is the second longest? 

Wineries and breweries - Sue and Ruth get the award for “tasting” the most local beverages…with Mark in close second.

X is for:

xclists xing…beware…Dorothy, Alex and Cheryl’s flats and Pat and Vickie’s dead batteries, Sue’s chain and the most adjustments ever needed, Lynn’s shifters…

Y is for:

Yes is the answer.  What is the question? Cherry pie, of course!

Young people - where are they?

Z is for:

Zingerman’s graham crackers for our s’mores at the campfire

Thank you, Dorothy and Alex on your 5th and final Ramble.  You are fantastic leaders and friends.  Mark and Nick, it’s a good thing you have big feet.  These shoes will be hard to fill but we’ve seen your skills!