Days 94-95: We missed doing a bike ride in Michigan on the westward leg of our trip, so we detoured north between visits in Indiana and Ohio to camp in Van Buren State Park, just south of the resort town of South Haven. We strolled on the beach and swim in Lake Michigan on both days. There were tall sand dunes stabilized by a healthy beach plant community and hardwood forest, fine-grained sand on the beach, and very smooth stones in the surf zone. For our bike ride, we explored two rail trails connected by paved bike paths and bike lanes through South Haven, where we discovered a high-end ice cream shop with some great flavors.
Rail Trail and ice cream shop. What more could you want!
We both chose the cherry-chocolate-amaretto, and loved it. When we picked up our four months worth of mail, we noticed that the Kal-Haven trail that we biked on was mentioned in the latest issue of Rails-to-Trails magazine.