Just before Sturgeon Bay the trail ran next to a pear tree - the pears were ripe so we pulled off a few for a snack - delicious!
We had lunch in town and then cycled on up to the Whitefish Dunes State Park. The new bridge in Sturgeon Bay has a biking lane on each side - nice!
We took County Rd TT out of town towards Lake Michigan. Larry spotted a huge buck there -
at the national headquarters for "Whitetails Unlimited".
When we came to the lake we took a break to enjoy the scenery. There was a strong wind blowing off the lake and it made the warmth of the sun quite enjoyable.
Then we rode about 8 miles along Glidden Rd; a rustic, curving road. It fronts the lake and the whole stretch is lined with beach houses - many quite magnificent.
We came into Whitefish Dunes State Park via Clark Lake. The word of the day was to see Cave Point since the strong winds would cause good splashing of the waves.
It was pretty neat to watch the waves pounding into the caves and splash up high on the cliffs.
Larry got out on the ledge to take some photos and he said you could feel the rocks vibrate as the waves pounded into them.
It is a beautiful area and we would like to go back and visit and take more time to look around.
We decided we didn't have enough time to swim, but went down to the beach to freshen up a little before heading back.
Lots of people were enjoying the water - it was relatively warm, but the wind cooled you off once you emerged from the lake.
Since it would be getting late by the time we got back, we returned on a different route to Sturgeon Bay - across country on Clark Lake Rd and Mathey Rd, instead of the winding lake front road.
We took a well earned ice cream break at the Sturgeon Bay Candy Shop - we biked against the wind most of the way back.We ride the Ahnapee Trail again to get back to Algoma.
The Forestville Flowage looked so tranquil as we biked by in the early evening. It has a different type of dam or mill system than we had seen before.
The late afternoon light made for some beautiful scenery along the trail.
We saw a young deer run on the trail in front of us and two spotted fawns nestled down to rest in the ravine beside the trail. Larry rode over two snakes, believing the first was a stick and then not seeing the second small one in time to avoid it. I didn't see either of them - they are one of my least favorite critters!
The Joe-Pye Weed was so pretty and attracted many butterflies.
We made it back to Algoma in the early evening light - ready to rest. Larry washed up in the lake and Deb used the Mobil Gas Station then we had supper at the Cool Harbor Restaurant before heading home.
It was a neat outing on a beautiful day. We clocked 77 miles today. 
looks like a nice ride...and great looking photos!
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