AM/PM: 5 hours 26 minutes. 160W. HR 137.
Long ride. Did almost the entire Polly Ann trail from the start at our house to where the heck it ends (north of Lapeer, which is east of Flint). I knew the Lapeer County sections were not as nice as I have been on parts of them, but it got pretty rough farther north. Basically 6-10 inches on field grass. The very last portion was perhaps waist deep or higher and I wasn't hike-a-biking it. That last section might be a half mile, very much unmaintained. Found my way back south via the dirt roads. For 77 miles, I added about almost 31 new miles.
I stopped in Metamora at the General Store at just over 4 hours for a soda, a few waters, a bag of chips, and a wonderful French toast muffin. I had taken 3-4 gels but only had a granola bar for breakfast and it clearly wasn't enough.
Megan and I took the boys to the University to play in the fountain. It was fun. I tried to show Sawyer a bike repair station and thankfully didn't get his full attention as 6-8 hornets had taken up residence and must have been in the bike pump cylinder because they swarmed and one tagged me in the shoulder. Sawyer started over and I grabbed him. Scared the poor kid but I got him away before he got stung, I imagine it had more to do with him being lower to the ground.
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