Day 136 - Bay City to Sebewaing - Two Far 2021 - Sooo... Far

August 22, 2021

Day 136 - Bay City to Sebewaing

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Today we rode from Bay City to Sebewaing. It wasn't as scenic as we expected. We weren't close to Lake Huron, so no lake views today. The route was very rural and sparsely populated. We only went through one town on the way.

How would you like to buy tires for this rig??

On the way north, we saw a number of oil wells. It's been awhile since we've seen any.

An unexpected sight for us in Michigan. A quick Google search informed us that MI is the largest oil producer in the midwest, and 16th in the nation - the things we learn while touring!

There was one stretch today where we could have easily believed we were back in TX or OK (except for the trees that is)

Oil storage tanks next to one of the wells.

Back in farm land, we see that the beans are drying and getting nearer to harvest. The yellow leaves are very colorful.

This area is known for sugar beets. We saw many large sugar beet fields today.

Kerry routed us along the most rural roads he could find which were paved. For several miles, we road along a large ditch covered with algae.

There is water under the green, but we wouldn't want to swim in it.

However, we're pretty sure it is gator free!!

I wished I had something to throw in it to see how thick the algae was.

In this open space, there were many birds on the water. They are far away, but I think that they are white herons.

Coming into Sebewaing, I got the only barn photo today.

This is main street in Sebewaing.

And this is the town's bell tower.

We are staying in a little motel at the small airport here. It's OK and the only game in town, so we were happy to get it. The owner offered her big garage for the bike. It was nice not to have to try to maneuver it into the room. We're headed into the tourist area of the thumb tomorrow.

Today's ride: 37 miles (60 km)
Total: 5,126 miles (8,249 km)

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