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2008-May-18

• 05.21.08
  Moscow
  2008-May-18, Hillsdale County MI, Moscow - 2008 (0)

  Moscow (Michigan) was the destination for last weekend's bike ride. I hadn't been there for several years. It's on U.S.-12, Black Hawk's old route, in the northeastern part of Hillsdale County. The militias from Lenawee County and the Detroit area passed through here in 1832, during the Black Hawk war. A hotel was under construction when they came through -- a building that was torn down in 1970. The photo here is looking west. The road has been improved considerably since 1832. Actually, it has been improved since I last rode here. Now there is ...
  
  
• 05.20.08
  Calhoun County Amish
  2008-May-18, Amish country, Calhoun County MI, Moscow - 2008 (1)

  On my Sunday ride back home, I passed through a small Amish settlement in in the southeast-most township of Calhoun County, Michigan. I took this photo of what I take to be an Amish business as one to use when I try to explain that the Amish people are not anti-technology. They're constantly adopting new technologies, but are very deliberate about what they adopt. They consider carefully the effect any new technology will have on family, social, and spiritual life. There was nobody to be seen at this homestead. Everyone was at Sunday morning church service. I first became aware of this ...
  
  
• 05.18.08
  A successful nap
  2008-May-18, Calhoun County MI, Moscow - 2008 (0)

  I got back tonight from an overnight bike trip, the first one of 2008, and the first self-contained trip since July 2006. My destination was Moscow, 65 miles from home, along Black Hawk's old road in Hillsdale County. Yesterday I had a stiff wind at my back, but even so I didn't go very fast. But after setting up my tent in the evening, I still felt fresh enough to get in a few miles of riding before the sun went down. That was a nice ride without having all that gear to carry around. The ...