1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:02,659 Okay. I think it's recording. 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:05,679 We're gonna make sure that the dog doesn't 3 00:00:05,679 --> 00:00:06,660 mess with it. 4 00:00:07,839 --> 00:00:08,900 Give me a second. 5 00:00:12,719 --> 00:00:13,619 There we go. 6 00:00:15,865 --> 00:00:18,425 Hey. Good morning. Good evening. Good afternoon. Whatever 7 00:00:18,425 --> 00:00:20,744 the case may be. This is Mike, and 8 00:00:20,744 --> 00:00:22,844 this is Mike Dell's World 9 00:00:23,704 --> 00:00:24,204 Mobile. 10 00:00:24,904 --> 00:00:25,404 So 11 00:00:26,024 --> 00:00:29,339 just, had lunch with the with the beagle, 12 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:30,940 Benny. 13 00:00:32,119 --> 00:00:33,960 Went to Burger King. It was not a 14 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:35,820 great experience, but not bad. 15 00:00:36,359 --> 00:00:38,539 And he had his plain hamburger. 16 00:00:39,079 --> 00:00:41,804 He doesn't get that very often, but once 17 00:00:41,804 --> 00:00:44,524 in a while, I'll take him with me 18 00:00:44,524 --> 00:00:45,185 to lunch. 19 00:00:46,604 --> 00:00:49,265 And the subject I have for today 20 00:00:49,565 --> 00:00:51,825 is taking the long way. 21 00:00:53,645 --> 00:00:54,145 So 22 00:00:54,524 --> 00:00:57,579 Burger King is along US 31 along the 23 00:00:57,579 --> 00:00:58,079 bay. 24 00:00:59,420 --> 00:01:01,439 And it was just a, you know, quick 25 00:01:01,820 --> 00:01:03,199 three miles maybe, 26 00:01:03,659 --> 00:01:04,640 something like that, 27 00:01:05,659 --> 00:01:07,280 between my house and there. 28 00:01:08,140 --> 00:01:10,299 And that's the way we go to get 29 00:01:10,299 --> 00:01:10,799 there. 30 00:01:11,775 --> 00:01:14,174 But going home, I always like to take 31 00:01:14,174 --> 00:01:16,495 the long way, and I do that a 32 00:01:16,495 --> 00:01:17,314 lot of times. 33 00:01:18,174 --> 00:01:19,295 You know, if I'm going out to my 34 00:01:19,295 --> 00:01:21,155 mom's, I'll go one way, 35 00:01:21,694 --> 00:01:24,034 going out, another way coming home. 36 00:01:24,655 --> 00:01:26,255 There's more than one way to get there, 37 00:01:26,255 --> 00:01:26,755 obviously. 38 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:29,180 And 39 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:31,900 I don't know how noisy this is. 40 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:34,680 Got Benny, got his head out the window. 41 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:36,760 It's kind of a nice day. It's 55 42 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:37,900 degrees and sunny, 43 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:41,245 and I'm driving up five Mile mile road 44 00:01:41,385 --> 00:01:43,165 of all places. Let me, 45 00:01:44,505 --> 00:01:47,225 pull off here because I don't wanna go 46 00:01:47,225 --> 00:01:49,704 really fast, and I've got a guy guy 47 00:01:49,704 --> 00:01:52,365 right on my butt, which is kinda normal. 48 00:01:54,505 --> 00:01:55,530 So let me 49 00:01:56,569 --> 00:01:58,969 get over here. There we go. Get back 50 00:01:58,969 --> 00:01:59,869 on the road. 51 00:02:00,329 --> 00:02:02,650 So, yeah, I'm going up five mile, which 52 00:02:02,650 --> 00:02:05,049 is the long way. I live on three 53 00:02:05,049 --> 00:02:05,549 mile, 54 00:02:06,650 --> 00:02:09,530 and five mile, four mile, and three mile 55 00:02:09,530 --> 00:02:10,349 road all 56 00:02:11,384 --> 00:02:12,364 intersect with 57 00:02:12,745 --> 00:02:15,564 a road called Hammond Road. And, 58 00:02:16,344 --> 00:02:18,204 anyway, I like to go up this way. 59 00:02:19,144 --> 00:02:19,944 It's a really, 60 00:02:20,745 --> 00:02:23,324 steep hill not steep, but it's a hill. 61 00:02:23,625 --> 00:02:25,199 There's a ridge, and, 62 00:02:26,060 --> 00:02:27,360 I just sort of 63 00:02:27,819 --> 00:02:29,180 like to go up there. I might close 64 00:02:29,180 --> 00:02:30,939 that window while he's not, 65 00:02:31,500 --> 00:02:33,500 got his head stuck out it. There we 66 00:02:33,500 --> 00:02:34,939 go. That ought to quiet it down a 67 00:02:34,939 --> 00:02:36,459 little. And I'm probably gonna do a little 68 00:02:36,459 --> 00:02:37,359 post processing 69 00:02:37,659 --> 00:02:38,474 anyway, so 70 00:02:39,435 --> 00:02:41,455 we'll see how much of the ambiance 71 00:02:41,754 --> 00:02:44,314 comes through or even if this recording works 72 00:02:44,314 --> 00:02:44,974 at all. 73 00:02:46,795 --> 00:02:47,855 But yeah. And 74 00:02:48,635 --> 00:02:49,775 so, you know, 75 00:02:50,075 --> 00:02:52,474 driving along here, it's through the woods and 76 00:02:52,474 --> 00:02:52,974 uphill. 77 00:02:53,340 --> 00:02:53,840 You 78 00:02:55,580 --> 00:02:56,560 know, might go up 79 00:02:56,860 --> 00:02:59,900 500 feet, 400 feet, something like that. Not 80 00:02:59,900 --> 00:03:01,739 not too much. Because like I said, we're 81 00:03:01,739 --> 00:03:03,840 kinda near the airport, so 82 00:03:04,620 --> 00:03:05,519 I don't ever 83 00:03:05,884 --> 00:03:07,405 feel like I'm getting too close to the 84 00:03:07,405 --> 00:03:09,905 ground when I'm coming in this direction. So 85 00:03:11,245 --> 00:03:11,884 it's not, 86 00:03:12,284 --> 00:03:13,104 like a huge 87 00:03:14,525 --> 00:03:15,564 rise in, 88 00:03:16,204 --> 00:03:19,020 maybe I think it's three to 400 feet 89 00:03:19,580 --> 00:03:21,500 is the total rise, but it's a nice 90 00:03:21,500 --> 00:03:22,000 hill. 91 00:03:22,540 --> 00:03:24,879 It's all, you know, heavy wooded. 92 00:03:25,500 --> 00:03:28,540 And we're a little past peak here as 93 00:03:28,540 --> 00:03:31,260 far as fall colors, although there's still a 94 00:03:31,260 --> 00:03:33,280 fair amount of leaves on the trees, and 95 00:03:33,824 --> 00:03:35,205 and, they are 96 00:03:35,504 --> 00:03:36,485 a tad colorful, 97 00:03:36,944 --> 00:03:37,925 mostly shades 98 00:03:38,705 --> 00:03:39,925 of brown and yellow. 99 00:03:41,104 --> 00:03:42,965 Not any reds left. 100 00:03:44,465 --> 00:03:47,284 I think our peak color was last weekend 101 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:50,900 or maybe the weekend before. It wasn't 102 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:53,300 a a spectacular 103 00:03:54,719 --> 00:03:55,219 year. 104 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:57,060 But, 105 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:59,539 again, like I said, I like to take 106 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:00,960 the long way home, 107 00:04:01,439 --> 00:04:04,364 especially lunch break. You know, not much going 108 00:04:04,364 --> 00:04:04,864 on. 109 00:04:05,324 --> 00:04:07,324 Work from home. Usually, I just go in 110 00:04:07,324 --> 00:04:09,084 the kitchen and make something. But when I 111 00:04:09,084 --> 00:04:09,745 do go, 112 00:04:10,125 --> 00:04:12,044 you know, I like to take the long 113 00:04:12,044 --> 00:04:14,305 way. Same thing. Like I said, going 114 00:04:15,084 --> 00:04:15,905 other places. 115 00:04:16,925 --> 00:04:18,865 You know, when you really know a town, 116 00:04:19,370 --> 00:04:22,990 there's multiple ways of getting to everywhere and, 117 00:04:23,129 --> 00:04:25,689 you know, depending on traffic and all that. 118 00:04:25,689 --> 00:04:28,670 I try to stay off the main drag 119 00:04:29,210 --> 00:04:29,710 mostly. 120 00:04:30,970 --> 00:04:33,050 We're really gonna take the long way. In 121 00:04:33,050 --> 00:04:35,274 fact, we're gonna probably do a little backtracking 122 00:04:35,495 --> 00:04:36,394 here. I'm 123 00:04:37,654 --> 00:04:38,714 coming up to, 124 00:04:40,535 --> 00:04:42,875 I think it's called High Lake Road. 125 00:04:43,254 --> 00:04:44,475 I don't even remember. 126 00:04:46,774 --> 00:04:48,235 Yeah. High Lake Road, 127 00:04:49,430 --> 00:04:51,750 Hammond and High Lake. There's a really weird 128 00:04:51,750 --> 00:04:53,209 intersection here, but 129 00:04:54,389 --> 00:04:55,449 not too bad. 130 00:04:56,069 --> 00:04:56,569 But, 131 00:04:56,949 --> 00:04:59,850 this whole area out here is called the 132 00:05:00,964 --> 00:05:03,225 Forest Lakes area, I think. 133 00:05:03,685 --> 00:05:05,205 I don't know. I'll I'll know when I 134 00:05:05,205 --> 00:05:06,105 see the sign. 135 00:05:07,045 --> 00:05:07,545 But, 136 00:05:08,965 --> 00:05:09,465 or 137 00:05:10,085 --> 00:05:12,585 yeah. Something like that. Dog's whining 138 00:05:13,285 --> 00:05:15,569 because because he thinks we're going somewhere important. 139 00:05:19,389 --> 00:05:21,949 But, this whole area, you know, there's Spider 140 00:05:21,949 --> 00:05:23,490 Lake, Arbutus Lake, 141 00:05:24,110 --> 00:05:26,689 all kinds of lakes and woods, and 142 00:05:27,310 --> 00:05:29,585 it's really a a neat area 143 00:05:31,884 --> 00:05:33,425 to drive slowly in. 144 00:05:36,525 --> 00:05:36,845 My, 145 00:05:37,564 --> 00:05:40,064 family, my uncle had a place out here 146 00:05:40,285 --> 00:05:43,259 back in the seventies in the woods, and 147 00:05:43,259 --> 00:05:44,639 the house is still there. 148 00:05:45,339 --> 00:05:47,120 I drive by it once in a while. 149 00:05:49,500 --> 00:05:50,959 You know, it's kind of a neat 150 00:05:52,060 --> 00:05:53,040 a neat area. 151 00:05:53,819 --> 00:05:55,839 Again, it's nice and sunny today. 152 00:05:56,254 --> 00:05:57,875 A few wispy clouds. 153 00:05:59,294 --> 00:06:00,754 It's at 55 degrees. 154 00:06:02,095 --> 00:06:03,935 Dog's whining because I don't have his window 155 00:06:03,935 --> 00:06:05,774 open. I'll open it up when we get 156 00:06:05,774 --> 00:06:06,754 into the woods. 157 00:06:07,694 --> 00:06:10,175 And, of course, he's setting off the seat 158 00:06:10,175 --> 00:06:11,394 belt thing now. 159 00:06:14,430 --> 00:06:15,730 New fangled vehicles. 160 00:06:17,710 --> 00:06:19,310 I'm sure I told you about it, but 161 00:06:19,310 --> 00:06:20,930 I inherited my dad's 162 00:06:21,389 --> 00:06:22,370 pickup truck, 163 00:06:23,069 --> 00:06:24,850 which was a, 2020 164 00:06:24,910 --> 00:06:25,889 Toyota Tundra, 165 00:06:26,990 --> 00:06:29,694 and it's got a lot more gizmos and 166 00:06:29,694 --> 00:06:31,475 gadgets than I'm used to. 167 00:06:32,095 --> 00:06:34,115 Here we go. Benny got off 168 00:06:34,894 --> 00:06:36,194 the got off the seat. 169 00:06:37,855 --> 00:06:38,355 But, 170 00:06:41,209 --> 00:06:42,889 and it's got a lot of gizmos and 171 00:06:42,889 --> 00:06:45,209 gadgets, and one of the things, it's got 172 00:06:45,209 --> 00:06:47,310 the you know, it'll disable the 173 00:06:47,930 --> 00:06:48,430 airbags, 174 00:06:49,930 --> 00:06:52,430 in the front seat if not a heavy 175 00:06:53,394 --> 00:06:55,714 item there. So whenever I take the dog, 176 00:06:55,714 --> 00:06:56,615 I gotta remember 177 00:06:57,074 --> 00:06:58,534 to clip the seat belt. 178 00:06:59,555 --> 00:07:01,714 Otherwise, the the seat belt warning will go 179 00:07:01,714 --> 00:07:02,214 off. 180 00:07:03,954 --> 00:07:06,209 Yeah. Sometimes when he gets on there, he's, 181 00:07:06,209 --> 00:07:08,689 like, right on the the cusp. Oops. Let 182 00:07:08,689 --> 00:07:10,529 me let his window down. We're in the 183 00:07:10,529 --> 00:07:13,350 slow area now. Woah. Sorry, bud. 184 00:07:16,370 --> 00:07:18,209 Anyway, then he's got his head out the 185 00:07:18,209 --> 00:07:19,189 window and, 186 00:07:19,810 --> 00:07:20,310 go 187 00:07:21,615 --> 00:07:23,795 just cruise around a little bit here. 188 00:07:24,254 --> 00:07:25,714 Go and buy a little store, 189 00:07:26,574 --> 00:07:27,795 Cortez grocery. 190 00:07:28,814 --> 00:07:30,194 When I was a little kid, 191 00:07:30,814 --> 00:07:32,894 I'd ride with my dad out there. We 192 00:07:32,894 --> 00:07:34,355 had a VW Beetle, 193 00:07:35,699 --> 00:07:37,300 and he'd ride out here, and he'd always, 194 00:07:37,779 --> 00:07:40,019 one of the my treats was stopping at, 195 00:07:41,060 --> 00:07:43,620 Cortades for a yellow pop. That's what I 196 00:07:43,620 --> 00:07:45,860 called it, a yellow pop. Come to find 197 00:07:45,860 --> 00:07:47,879 out, it was probably mellow yellow. 198 00:07:49,245 --> 00:07:52,125 Mountain Dew existed, but, it was in green 199 00:07:52,125 --> 00:07:53,884 bottles, so I couldn't tell what color it 200 00:07:53,884 --> 00:07:55,805 was. I think it was mellow yellow or 201 00:07:55,805 --> 00:07:56,465 some other, 202 00:07:56,925 --> 00:07:57,904 maybe Faygo, 203 00:07:59,725 --> 00:08:00,545 yellow pop. 204 00:08:01,939 --> 00:08:04,259 We'd always stop at Corte's on the way 205 00:08:04,259 --> 00:08:04,759 back, 206 00:08:05,220 --> 00:08:07,939 from my uncle's place or sometimes on the 207 00:08:07,939 --> 00:08:09,639 way to my uncle's place. 208 00:08:11,379 --> 00:08:13,699 And from our house, this was quite a 209 00:08:13,699 --> 00:08:16,020 ride because we had to come, you know, 210 00:08:16,020 --> 00:08:18,444 all all the way across Traverse City 211 00:08:19,064 --> 00:08:19,785 and and then, 212 00:08:20,584 --> 00:08:22,285 out a little further than that 213 00:08:24,185 --> 00:08:25,564 to this side. So 214 00:08:26,345 --> 00:08:27,884 I didn't see the sign. 215 00:08:28,345 --> 00:08:30,764 Yeah. I think it's called Forest Lakes area. 216 00:08:32,319 --> 00:08:32,819 Main 217 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:34,819 feature out here 218 00:08:35,199 --> 00:08:37,679 is all the little lakes, and, you know, 219 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:40,419 there's Spider Lake, which is kind of a 220 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:42,799 well, if you look at it from the 221 00:08:42,799 --> 00:08:45,199 air, it's a spider shaped. It's got a 222 00:08:45,199 --> 00:08:46,495 lot of little tentacles 223 00:08:47,034 --> 00:08:48,254 and bays and 224 00:08:49,034 --> 00:08:50,815 coves and whatever. 225 00:08:51,834 --> 00:08:54,394 And, it's kinda spread all over the place. 226 00:08:54,394 --> 00:08:57,214 And then there's Arbutus Lake that's very similar. 227 00:08:58,154 --> 00:09:00,330 And all these roads kinda twist 228 00:09:01,210 --> 00:09:02,670 and and turn through the woods. 229 00:09:04,410 --> 00:09:06,830 You know, think of, you know, hardwood forest 230 00:09:06,889 --> 00:09:09,690 and some pine trees and and then, you 231 00:09:09,690 --> 00:09:12,110 know, going close to all these little 232 00:09:13,524 --> 00:09:16,404 little, coves and whatnot on the Spider Lake. 233 00:09:16,404 --> 00:09:18,884 And then, like I said, Arbutus Lake is 234 00:09:18,884 --> 00:09:20,105 similarly shaped, 235 00:09:21,684 --> 00:09:22,985 although a little bigger. 236 00:09:24,644 --> 00:09:25,950 You know, it's just a 237 00:09:27,549 --> 00:09:29,470 a really cool place to just take a 238 00:09:29,470 --> 00:09:30,690 nice little ride. 239 00:09:32,669 --> 00:09:35,090 Yeah. Haven't done one of these sound scene 240 00:09:35,149 --> 00:09:37,809 tour things in a while, so I am 241 00:09:37,870 --> 00:09:39,710 way out of practice. You know, it's funny. 242 00:09:39,710 --> 00:09:40,154 I was 243 00:09:40,875 --> 00:09:43,435 playing with this recorder this morning trying to 244 00:09:43,435 --> 00:09:45,915 figure out, well, does it still work? Does 245 00:09:45,915 --> 00:09:46,815 it have batteries? 246 00:09:47,195 --> 00:09:49,035 Do I need to change the batteries? Do 247 00:09:49,035 --> 00:09:51,675 I need to do any of this stuff 248 00:09:51,675 --> 00:09:54,009 and and just how to work it. And 249 00:09:54,009 --> 00:09:56,350 then I, pulled the card on it and 250 00:09:56,889 --> 00:09:57,389 looked, 251 00:09:58,410 --> 00:10:00,750 at it. And the the last time I 252 00:10:00,809 --> 00:10:01,309 recorded 253 00:10:01,610 --> 00:10:02,990 anything on this 254 00:10:03,769 --> 00:10:05,550 was in 2020. 255 00:10:06,730 --> 00:10:09,465 So that's that's how long it's been since 256 00:10:09,465 --> 00:10:12,125 I've done a either mobile or walking 257 00:10:12,504 --> 00:10:13,004 podcast, 258 00:10:13,625 --> 00:10:15,705 and I really don't know how well this 259 00:10:15,705 --> 00:10:17,165 microphone is working. 260 00:10:17,945 --> 00:10:18,264 It, 261 00:10:19,144 --> 00:10:20,519 let's see. I guess I can look at 262 00:10:20,519 --> 00:10:22,860 the meters. It seems alright. 263 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:25,079 I guess if I crank it up a 264 00:10:25,079 --> 00:10:25,820 little bit 265 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:28,199 did I crank it up or down? I 266 00:10:28,199 --> 00:10:29,659 don't know. We'll save it. 267 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:33,879 Audio quality on this may not be as 268 00:10:33,879 --> 00:10:34,779 good as 269 00:10:36,044 --> 00:10:37,024 other recordings, 270 00:10:37,725 --> 00:10:38,225 but 271 00:10:39,485 --> 00:10:40,144 who knows? 272 00:10:40,524 --> 00:10:42,464 Yeah. And this is gonna end up being 273 00:10:43,485 --> 00:10:45,644 kind of a long way around to get 274 00:10:45,644 --> 00:10:48,284 home because, I made the wrong turn and 275 00:10:48,284 --> 00:10:49,105 ended up, 276 00:10:50,129 --> 00:10:52,009 I think I'm coming up on High Lake 277 00:10:52,009 --> 00:10:52,829 Road again. 278 00:10:54,089 --> 00:10:56,269 So I made a loop through the woods. 279 00:10:56,809 --> 00:10:58,809 That's alright. I gotta get back to work, 280 00:10:59,209 --> 00:11:00,589 anyway, here shortly. 281 00:11:02,295 --> 00:11:02,795 But 282 00:11:03,415 --> 00:11:04,535 just have to remember, 283 00:11:04,855 --> 00:11:07,355 which way to turn. Oh, this is Supply 284 00:11:07,415 --> 00:11:08,554 Road, okay 285 00:11:09,335 --> 00:11:11,274 Cool. Now. I know where I'm at 286 00:11:12,134 --> 00:11:14,934 Supply Roads also a kind of a unique 287 00:11:14,934 --> 00:11:15,434 drive 288 00:11:15,870 --> 00:11:16,610 around here 289 00:11:17,389 --> 00:11:19,710 is it goes between here and a little 290 00:11:19,710 --> 00:11:21,330 town called South Boardman, 291 00:11:21,870 --> 00:11:24,029 and it goes through the woods and, through 292 00:11:24,029 --> 00:11:25,570 the Boardman River Valley. 293 00:11:26,750 --> 00:11:28,850 Well, not really a valley, but the Boardman 294 00:11:28,990 --> 00:11:29,809 River area. 295 00:11:31,065 --> 00:11:33,705 And then comes out on, US 131, 296 00:11:33,705 --> 00:11:34,424 which is the 297 00:11:35,144 --> 00:11:37,945 one of the major highways going, into Grand 298 00:11:37,945 --> 00:11:38,445 Rapids. 299 00:11:40,345 --> 00:11:42,345 So when we head south, we we don't 300 00:11:42,345 --> 00:11:45,085 usually take Supply. We usually, take 301 00:11:45,889 --> 00:11:46,870 M 113, 302 00:11:48,050 --> 00:11:50,470 which is, a little further south, 303 00:11:51,009 --> 00:11:53,090 and then we join one thirty one just 304 00:11:53,090 --> 00:11:54,710 before it turns into a freeway. 305 00:11:55,889 --> 00:11:56,290 But, 306 00:11:56,769 --> 00:11:59,509 Supply Road, is real famous for, 307 00:11:59,970 --> 00:12:02,985 you know, people that drive high performance cars, 308 00:12:03,605 --> 00:12:05,384 you know, that handle well and 309 00:12:06,004 --> 00:12:06,504 and, 310 00:12:07,684 --> 00:12:09,605 you know, like, think think of if you're 311 00:12:09,605 --> 00:12:12,659 into car videos on YouTube, The Tail Of 312 00:12:12,659 --> 00:12:13,399 The Dragon 313 00:12:14,339 --> 00:12:16,440 is a famous mountain road 314 00:12:17,299 --> 00:12:20,100 in Tennessee that all the, you know, high 315 00:12:20,100 --> 00:12:21,480 performance car drivers 316 00:12:22,339 --> 00:12:24,259 like to drive the the the Tail Of 317 00:12:24,259 --> 00:12:25,320 The Dragon. Well, 318 00:12:25,764 --> 00:12:26,264 Boardman 319 00:12:26,804 --> 00:12:30,184 or South or whatever. Supply Road, going from 320 00:12:30,725 --> 00:12:31,464 here to 321 00:12:32,084 --> 00:12:32,904 South Boardman 322 00:12:33,605 --> 00:12:35,764 is kinda that for here. And and when 323 00:12:35,764 --> 00:12:37,924 I used to ride motorcycles, it was real 324 00:12:37,924 --> 00:12:40,230 popular to ride your motorcycle. So it's just 325 00:12:40,230 --> 00:12:42,410 a whole bunch of curves through the woods, 326 00:12:42,950 --> 00:12:44,309 and, you know, it's just a lot of 327 00:12:44,309 --> 00:12:45,669 fun to drive. You don't even have to 328 00:12:45,669 --> 00:12:47,830 go fast. In fact, it's better not to 329 00:12:47,830 --> 00:12:48,490 go fast 330 00:12:49,350 --> 00:12:50,730 because you end up in the 331 00:12:51,029 --> 00:12:53,110 up end up in the trees, but it's 332 00:12:53,110 --> 00:12:54,410 a challenging road. 333 00:12:55,554 --> 00:12:57,715 We have another look road like this that's 334 00:12:57,715 --> 00:12:59,095 become somewhat famous, 335 00:13:00,754 --> 00:13:01,955 M 22. 336 00:13:01,955 --> 00:13:05,575 That's, Michigan Highway 22. It goes from Manistee, 337 00:13:05,715 --> 00:13:06,215 Michigan 338 00:13:07,154 --> 00:13:09,830 to Traverse City, but it goes all the 339 00:13:09,830 --> 00:13:11,129 way up and around 340 00:13:11,509 --> 00:13:14,389 the Leelanau Peninsula, which, if you're looking at 341 00:13:14,389 --> 00:13:15,909 the back of your hand, it'd be the 342 00:13:15,909 --> 00:13:17,370 pinky finger of Michigan. 343 00:13:19,029 --> 00:13:21,845 So it goes way north, and then, it 344 00:13:21,845 --> 00:13:24,245 comes back 22 miles back to, 345 00:13:24,804 --> 00:13:26,565 Traverse City on the other side of the 346 00:13:26,565 --> 00:13:27,065 peninsula. 347 00:13:28,085 --> 00:13:30,264 And that stretch between Manistee 348 00:13:30,644 --> 00:13:30,965 and, 349 00:13:31,845 --> 00:13:32,345 Northport 350 00:13:32,804 --> 00:13:34,700 is pretty famous amongst 351 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:37,100 car drivers and motorcyclists 352 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:40,120 and just plain old tourists goes up through 353 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:41,580 the Sleeping Bear Dunes. 354 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:43,820 It's really quite 355 00:13:44,519 --> 00:13:46,665 the quite the road. But being a Michigan 356 00:13:46,665 --> 00:13:48,205 highway, you would think 357 00:13:48,665 --> 00:13:51,304 it would go someplace. Well, yeah, it kinda 358 00:13:51,304 --> 00:13:53,545 does. It ends up in Traverse City and 359 00:13:53,545 --> 00:13:55,644 Manistee, you know, on either end. 360 00:13:56,024 --> 00:13:56,524 But 361 00:13:57,545 --> 00:13:58,500 there's really not 362 00:13:59,539 --> 00:14:01,799 a lot of traffic on that road, 363 00:14:03,059 --> 00:14:04,820 trying to get from a to b. You 364 00:14:04,820 --> 00:14:06,120 know, they it's 365 00:14:06,659 --> 00:14:09,059 it's more of a recreational road or a 366 00:14:09,059 --> 00:14:10,039 tourist road, 367 00:14:11,299 --> 00:14:12,039 that way. 368 00:14:13,460 --> 00:14:13,779 And, 369 00:14:14,565 --> 00:14:16,745 that one kind of made national news, 370 00:14:17,524 --> 00:14:18,825 a few years ago. 371 00:14:19,605 --> 00:14:20,105 And 372 00:14:20,485 --> 00:14:23,445 to this day, they have to secure all 373 00:14:23,445 --> 00:14:25,605 the signs on it because of it. But, 374 00:14:26,325 --> 00:14:28,985 there's a local company here, a tourist trap, 375 00:14:29,269 --> 00:14:30,809 selling t shirts and 376 00:14:31,830 --> 00:14:35,029 and mugs and stickers and, you know, god 377 00:14:35,029 --> 00:14:35,850 knows what. 378 00:14:36,549 --> 00:14:36,950 But, 379 00:14:37,429 --> 00:14:38,970 call them 22, 380 00:14:39,509 --> 00:14:42,230 and they actually got a trademark on the 381 00:14:42,230 --> 00:14:43,289 highway sign. 382 00:14:44,424 --> 00:14:46,745 I never heard of that before, and they 383 00:14:46,745 --> 00:14:47,245 actually 384 00:14:48,024 --> 00:14:49,004 will sue you 385 00:14:50,024 --> 00:14:52,684 if your company uses a highway sign 386 00:14:53,705 --> 00:14:54,764 as their trademark. 387 00:14:56,664 --> 00:14:58,044 So, you know, it's 388 00:14:58,649 --> 00:15:00,909 I don't know. I kinda hate that. 389 00:15:01,529 --> 00:15:04,329 So I sort of protest the m twenty 390 00:15:04,329 --> 00:15:06,269 two company, but the road's cool. 391 00:15:07,850 --> 00:15:09,610 I don't know if you ever, watch on 392 00:15:09,610 --> 00:15:10,110 YouTube, 393 00:15:10,970 --> 00:15:12,429 the Hagerty channel, 394 00:15:12,889 --> 00:15:13,389 Hagerty 395 00:15:14,164 --> 00:15:16,564 car insurance. It's a classic car and boat 396 00:15:16,564 --> 00:15:18,745 insurance company based here in Traverse. 397 00:15:19,605 --> 00:15:20,504 Anyway, Hagerty, 398 00:15:20,964 --> 00:15:23,784 they're pretty famous amongst car collectors and whatnot. 399 00:15:24,644 --> 00:15:25,464 And and Hagerty, 400 00:15:26,804 --> 00:15:29,840 will do some some drives on their YouTube 401 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:31,759 channel along M 22. 402 00:15:32,399 --> 00:15:34,500 One of the famous ones was the 403 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:36,080 they drove a, 404 00:15:36,799 --> 00:15:37,299 Citroen 405 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:40,960 two CV, one of those weird little French 406 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:41,460 cars, 407 00:15:41,985 --> 00:15:44,565 and, that was filmed on M 22. 408 00:15:45,264 --> 00:15:47,024 That was from a few years ago as 409 00:15:47,024 --> 00:15:48,164 well. But, 410 00:15:49,585 --> 00:15:53,205 anyway, I'm, here at, 3 Mile in Hammond. 411 00:15:54,304 --> 00:15:56,485 Here by Roy's General Store. 412 00:15:57,850 --> 00:16:00,509 Roy's is kind of an institution around here. 413 00:16:01,049 --> 00:16:01,370 They, 414 00:16:02,089 --> 00:16:04,589 kind of an everything store. They sell 415 00:16:05,129 --> 00:16:07,389 tractors. They sell hardware. 416 00:16:07,769 --> 00:16:08,990 They sell groceries, 417 00:16:09,769 --> 00:16:10,269 gasoline. 418 00:16:11,794 --> 00:16:14,294 They work on small engines or a Husqvarna 419 00:16:14,514 --> 00:16:15,014 dealer. 420 00:16:16,835 --> 00:16:18,774 They just sell all sorts of stuff. 421 00:16:19,235 --> 00:16:20,214 Good old Roy's. 422 00:16:21,794 --> 00:16:23,975 And they have a really good 423 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:26,019 lunch and breakfast buffet. 424 00:16:27,759 --> 00:16:29,299 You know, the food's really good. 425 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:31,379 I'll do that sometimes. 426 00:16:32,639 --> 00:16:35,200 But, I was driving down three mile, 427 00:16:35,919 --> 00:16:37,700 south of of my house, 428 00:16:38,585 --> 00:16:40,585 and they just opened this part of the 429 00:16:40,585 --> 00:16:42,684 road up after rebuilding it. 430 00:16:43,065 --> 00:16:45,085 They made it three lanes, and 431 00:16:45,785 --> 00:16:46,845 it's all fresh, 432 00:16:48,184 --> 00:16:48,684 asphalt. 433 00:16:49,945 --> 00:16:52,024 It's a real pain in the butt when 434 00:16:52,024 --> 00:16:54,690 it was, well, excuse me, when it was 435 00:16:54,690 --> 00:16:55,190 closed, 436 00:16:56,370 --> 00:16:56,870 but 437 00:16:57,889 --> 00:16:59,029 we got it reopened. 438 00:17:00,450 --> 00:17:02,690 And, of course, you know, there's only two 439 00:17:02,690 --> 00:17:05,570 seasons in Michigan really, and it's winter and 440 00:17:05,570 --> 00:17:06,070 construction. 441 00:17:07,634 --> 00:17:08,134 Although 442 00:17:08,595 --> 00:17:10,755 fall is my favorite time of the year 443 00:17:10,755 --> 00:17:11,255 and 444 00:17:11,634 --> 00:17:12,134 November, 445 00:17:12,434 --> 00:17:12,934 especially, 446 00:17:13,955 --> 00:17:14,695 just because 447 00:17:15,394 --> 00:17:17,414 most of the construction is done. 448 00:17:18,595 --> 00:17:21,154 The snow hasn't hit just yet. Now it 449 00:17:21,154 --> 00:17:23,730 could happen any day. Sometimes it happens in 450 00:17:23,730 --> 00:17:24,230 October. 451 00:17:25,730 --> 00:17:26,130 But, 452 00:17:26,529 --> 00:17:28,609 and the tourists are, for the most part, 453 00:17:28,609 --> 00:17:30,710 gone. There was a lot of leafers here 454 00:17:30,769 --> 00:17:32,150 up until last weekend, 455 00:17:32,690 --> 00:17:35,009 and people coming up looking at leaves and 456 00:17:35,009 --> 00:17:36,950 doing the fall color tour. 457 00:17:38,045 --> 00:17:40,545 So the restaurants were still busy. Oh, 458 00:17:40,924 --> 00:17:41,825 stupid light. 459 00:17:43,005 --> 00:17:45,164 I swear I get caught at every traffic 460 00:17:45,164 --> 00:17:46,224 light there is. 461 00:17:46,765 --> 00:17:49,085 That's another reason to take the long way 462 00:17:49,085 --> 00:17:49,585 home 463 00:17:50,390 --> 00:17:50,869 is, 464 00:17:51,509 --> 00:17:52,809 less traffic lights. 465 00:17:54,309 --> 00:17:54,809 But, 466 00:17:55,509 --> 00:17:57,429 hey, you know, I just was thinking, here 467 00:17:57,429 --> 00:17:58,409 I am podcasting 468 00:17:58,869 --> 00:17:59,690 while driving. 469 00:18:00,149 --> 00:18:02,309 Of course, I got a lavalier mic on. 470 00:18:02,309 --> 00:18:02,775 I'm not 471 00:18:03,335 --> 00:18:06,214 manipulating my phone or anything like that while 472 00:18:06,214 --> 00:18:08,295 I'm doing it. So I'm just sitting here 473 00:18:08,295 --> 00:18:10,695 talking. Well, the guys pulled up next to 474 00:18:10,695 --> 00:18:11,595 me at the light 475 00:18:11,894 --> 00:18:14,234 probably just thinks I'm talking on the phone. 476 00:18:15,779 --> 00:18:17,940 You know, five years ago or maybe ten 477 00:18:17,940 --> 00:18:20,420 years ago, that wouldn't have been nearly as 478 00:18:20,420 --> 00:18:20,920 common. 479 00:18:21,779 --> 00:18:24,259 And people would think you're weird sitting here, 480 00:18:24,259 --> 00:18:25,779 you know, well, I don't know. I got 481 00:18:25,779 --> 00:18:27,080 a dog with me, so 482 00:18:27,859 --> 00:18:29,480 could possibly be 483 00:18:30,295 --> 00:18:32,055 normal to be sitting here talking to a 484 00:18:32,055 --> 00:18:32,555 dog. 485 00:18:34,775 --> 00:18:35,275 Anyway, 486 00:18:36,535 --> 00:18:37,894 so just going by the, 487 00:18:38,775 --> 00:18:41,035 approach end of Runway 28 488 00:18:41,095 --> 00:18:43,170 in at Traverse City Airport, 489 00:18:44,589 --> 00:18:46,289 just across the center line. 490 00:18:46,670 --> 00:18:47,170 Anyway, 491 00:18:48,349 --> 00:18:50,910 the wind here is crazy today. I've been 492 00:18:50,910 --> 00:18:53,230 listening to air traffic control, and they're calling 493 00:18:53,230 --> 00:18:53,730 winds. 494 00:18:54,269 --> 00:18:55,170 So 20 knots 495 00:18:55,494 --> 00:18:56,634 gusting to 30, 496 00:18:57,494 --> 00:18:59,994 but it's coming right down the runway. So 497 00:19:00,134 --> 00:19:00,954 there are some 498 00:19:02,134 --> 00:19:03,755 students out flying in it. 499 00:19:04,534 --> 00:19:05,034 But, 500 00:19:05,414 --> 00:19:07,274 anyway, I wouldn't fly today 501 00:19:08,615 --> 00:19:09,355 just because, 502 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:12,619 you know, that's a lot of wind. 503 00:19:13,079 --> 00:19:13,579 And, 504 00:19:14,279 --> 00:19:14,859 you know, 505 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:17,980 I just assume fly when the conditions are 506 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:19,179 such that 507 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:23,480 that it's better. So, anyway, I'm just about 508 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:25,319 to pull on the driveway here. Of course, 509 00:19:25,319 --> 00:19:26,144 there's a traffic 510 00:19:27,105 --> 00:19:29,205 light 100 yards up the street from 511 00:19:29,664 --> 00:19:30,805 my house. And 512 00:19:31,184 --> 00:19:33,184 as of as is normal, I get caught 513 00:19:33,184 --> 00:19:34,325 at it every time. 514 00:19:35,825 --> 00:19:38,065 So anyway, I'm gonna probably do some more 515 00:19:38,065 --> 00:19:39,365 of these mobile ones. 516 00:19:40,029 --> 00:19:41,569 I I have a couple of 517 00:19:41,950 --> 00:19:42,450 ideas, 518 00:19:44,109 --> 00:19:44,609 for 519 00:19:45,309 --> 00:19:45,809 podcasts, 520 00:19:47,309 --> 00:19:47,809 mobile. 521 00:19:50,269 --> 00:19:52,210 This Saturday, I'm gonna actually, 522 00:19:53,404 --> 00:19:55,744 possibly record one from the airport. 523 00:19:56,525 --> 00:19:58,525 I'll bring my mobile setup and see if 524 00:19:58,525 --> 00:20:00,144 anybody wants to be a taker, 525 00:20:00,924 --> 00:20:03,964 at my, EAA group, but, who knows? I 526 00:20:03,964 --> 00:20:06,044 don't know what the subject is tomorrow, but 527 00:20:06,044 --> 00:20:07,265 I will be back 528 00:20:08,516 --> 00:20:10,936 tomorrow. But he have a good day, 529 00:20:11,716 --> 00:20:12,936 and catch me later.