Bike paths have become our new favorite place to spend quality time together. This one, the Leelanau Trail, which winds from Traverse City to Sutton's Bay on the Leelanau Peninsula, is mostly paved and flat and beautiful. Last weekend we camped at Leelanau State Park and spent several hours of our last day riding this trail. We peacefully pedaled past bubbling brooks, dense forests, and farms...lots of farms. Benches for resting are nestled in the grass, usually in shaded areas, sometimes facing the path and sometimes overlooking something beautiful like a pasture full of wild flowers. Created from old railroad beds these paths have taken us to many fun and interesting places; in reality and in our hearts and minds as we roll along together in the sunshine.
We had a very pretty camping spot, this was our front yard for the weekend!
