{"id":1743,"date":"2023-07-08T13:36:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T18:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/?p=1743"},"modified":"2023-07-08T13:55:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T18:55:12","slug":"battle-creek-across-kalamazoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/2023\/07\/08\/battle-creek-across-kalamazoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Battle Creek, across Kalamazoo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It rained overnight and the roads were wet. However, I mostly avoided rain while cycling today with the benefit that it stayed cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today was a day of crossing several towns: Paw Paw, Portage, Kalamazoo, Augusta and Battle Creek. About half the route was along paths and the rest on roads. While I did see corn, it didn’t seem very rural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Court House in Paw Paw with interesting looking clouds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Leaving Paw Paw on this smaller road. This section had some small hills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Portage and Kalamazoo are together and I crossed both with about half on paths like this and the other half on the road. I passed by Western Michigan University and then along the downtown area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here I met up with a sequence of linked trails. Some followed the road closely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trail leaving Kalamazoo <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It wasn’t slippery <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Comstock to Augusta a nice new smooth pavement with a shoulder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Are they advertising to me?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Downtown Battle Creek. Just as I arrived it started to pour. Only briefly but my timing was good to find my hotel. Overall, a straightforward day of cycling to cross a few towns. Expect to reach Lansing tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n

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