The Michigan State Bird
Table of contents for A Lap of Lake Michigan
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| Before we left, days ago. |
Riding at night is something I planned to avoid on this trip. By the time night fully sets in I was hoping to be checked into a hotel. Lake Michigan makes things cold, and Upper Michigan makes things even colder, but night also means easily missed signs and completely missed road hazards. Cars tend to hit motorcyclists more at night too.
Then there’s the wildlife. I’m afraid of a meat wall wandering out into the middle of the road waiting for me to crash into it. The brakes on the CB77 would never stop me in time, but I don’t have to worry about that because I might not even see it coming with a dim headlight. Maneuvering on the CB77 which is two screw turns away from broken is not an option either.
But even if the brakes could stop me I worry about the people following me. Would the exhausted and cold riders be able to react in time to stop?
Of course, I pick the wrong wildlife to be afraid of. It’s not the deer that is the problem.
It’s the bugs.