Saturday, January 31, 2015

M22

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Every once in a while, I will see the above bumper sticker on a Boulder car.  One of our neighbors has one.  Raise your hand if you know what it's all about!  If not, here is your first clue:

M22sign

So, several US states start with the letter M......  Another clue:


http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/images/f/f5/Michigan_sil.png


So, unless you flunked grade school geography, you should know this is Michigan.  And, here is a the M22 Route:

http://www.m22colortour.com/media/m_22_color_tour_map_455.JPG


The road that traces Michigan's pinkie finger has its own website here, its own scenic road tour guide here, a biker's guide, its own Run, Bike, Paddle Challenge, a color tour site touting the Sleeping Bear Dunes on the 116 mile route as "the most beautiful place in America"!  I have been to Sleeping Bear several times, and it is spectacular - not sure about "most beautiful" but it certainly ranks right up there.  Visit the Sleeping Bear link or better, visit in person.  M22 is "more than just a road - it's a way of life" - 44 great pictures on that link.


4 comments:

Bizzy Brain said...

Have been as close to M22 as Traverse City. Maybe will take a drive up through there this spring.

DES said...

Bizzy - highly recommended, especially in the fall. Some day we hope to take SS Badger from Manitowoc to Ludington, and then wend our way north on 22. Nice brewpub in Ludington and wineries up Traverse City way. And milk for you.

Bizzy Brain said...

Milk? Wonder if I would be able to find any cherry juice anywhere around there?

DES said...

Bizzy - better yet, Bing cherries straight from the tree! No doubt there will also be cherry juice.