64 mile Dryden bike ride

Just like I did last summer, I did a ride all the way from Clarkston, to Dryden in Lapeer County, then through Metamora and Hadley on the way back. It was quite the ride, taking five and a half hours, I left at 6am and got back at 11:30. Avg. speed was 11.77mph. It was a great day for it, not anywhere close to as hot as the past week...

For anyone not familiar with southeast michigan, here's a large field outside downtown Dryden about a mile or two, at the intersection of Bishop and Tubspring roads.

The sign reads "Welcome to Dryden: Where friendliness is served country style." So true! When I got into downtown I was completely drained, so I stopped in the local coney island restaurant and had a chili dog, and it wasn't even 9am. It was one of the best I've ever had because I had to actually use a fork, since the 'chili dog' was SMOTHERED in more chili! I couldn't even see the buns! Excellent way to spend $2.32. Then the guy next to me at the counter started comparing soil for farming between Clarkston and Dryden, (Dryden is much better) and then continued by talking about growing up in Colorado with hobos. Yep, the Dryden sign was right!

Overall I ended up riding 72.2 miles. The total for the month of july is 682, and 2295 on the year. In the last 3 days, I've gone 179 miles. I think tomorrow I'll take a break.