We decided to stay one more night here at Berkshire Lake and ride the nearby bike trail today. We drove about 40 miles to access it at a point where we could go through tunnels without having to ride too many miles - the trail is 109 miles total! We rode about 12 miles through the most gorgeous country - following a babbling brook through alpine forests and meadows with wildflowers and butterflies - mingled with small mountains of multicolored slate. It is a "rails to trails" ride but with more grade than most old railroads - we got more of a workout than we anticipated! We went over several trestle bridges and through 2 tunnels but pooped out before we got to #3!
Afterwards, we drove to Rochford,SD - the people we met from Grand Haven told us about it - to the Moonshine Gulch Saloon for burgers and a beer. What a hoot! The lady that owns it was fun to talk with - Roger asked her about the population of Rochford and she said "Nine - and that's 3 too many!" She gets a lot of business from bikers during the big Sturgis Motorcycle Rally each summer - she says everything is very expense there but they can "afford to drink AND eat here!"
PS - We know we are "up north" because we see aspen/white birch trees and robins and because they sell "pop" not "soda!"
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