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A wonderful, natural ballast bike trail through the valley and floodplains of the Grand River. There are several trestles and views of the river along the trail. This is a Rails-To-Trails conversion trail.
The Kalhaven State Bike Trail runs between Kalamazoo and South Haven, Michigan. The original trail is 34 miles long and it is shaded most of the way. The trail is a natural ballast trail with a clay and limestone surface. Most of the trail is solid with a few sandy spots and some wet, sometimes flooded, areas. There are picnic tables and benches along the trail. There are farms and small towns along the trail but the trail is quite isolated by the growth along the full length with a few open areas!
The first rest stop and overlook on our ride on the Gainesville Hawthorne State Trail. Part of the rails to trails bike trail in Florida. 18 mile paved trail between Gainesville and Hawthorne Florida. There are several places were you can see views of Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park.
Happy Bench Monday!
You are advised to walk your bike through the tunnels. However, if you have a very good light and are not disconcerted by strange environments you can ride through. The tunnel is very dark, you literally cannot see your hand in front of your face, and water drips from the ceiling and runs down the walls. There are ditches on both sides to carry water out of the tunnel and they are a must to avoid! It's difficult to talk because of the echoes. It's a Rush!
By the time we road through the big tunnel and arrived at this break area, the temp had reached 85 F so the shade was welcome!
The western section of the trail from Ravenna to Muskegon is much more open and sunny with wonderful farm country vistas.
The Musketawa (Muskegon/Ottawa County) Bike Trail is a Rails-To-Trails conversion Running from Muskegon, 25 miles to Marne Michigan and now, several more miles to the White Pine Bike Trail.
Vale Tunnel on the Rock Island Trail in Kansas City, Missouri. Photography by Notley Hawkins. Taken with a Canon EOS R5 camera with a Canon RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM lens at Æ’/2.8 with a 1/4000-second exposure at ISO 400. Processed with Adobe Lightroom CC.
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I thought it would be wise to test out my CC Skiing skills on a flat surface before trying any hills.
The Fred Meijer Heartland Bike Trail between Sydney and Edmore, Michigan.
I thought about raising the exposure in the shady areas however It was a very well shaded area and I wanted to project the cool shade against the bright sun.
The sun coming up through the old railroad bridge in the Dunnville Bottoms. The bridge is now used by bikers and hikers since the tracks were pulled some years ago. The bridge spans the mighty Chippewa River.
This Deck provided a wonderful panorama of vast wetlands all created by multiple springs in the area. Yes, I got a picture...next posting.
This is a three image panorama. The images were processed in Capture One and stitched together in Photoshop.
The Grand River and The Fred Meijer Grand River Valley Bike Trail.
In case you are interested, the Flickr map actually shows the path of this trail.