Friday 8/17 (Dick) In this blog I’ll cover the our adventures from Monday evening 8/17 when we blogged at the library in New Buffalo, Michigan, through our evening in Wilmette, Illinois, Friday 8/21. Why the geometric title? Overall this segment covered a large semi-circle around the bottom of Lake Michigan, and it also included a smaller semi-circle away from the lake to bypass Gary, Indiana. At last notice we were anticipating a “local color” dinner at Redamak’s, whose burgers “made New Buffalo famous,” followed by a tenting night at Judy’s Motel and Campground just west of town. We found Redamak’s, but when we couldn’t specify medium rare for the burgers, we chose other fare and found the food and portions disappointing. Judy’s was a bit disappointing too; old facilities and we were the only tenters in sight and onsite. But the showers were warm and we felt good about our progress for the day, especially having unexpectedly caught up on the blog.

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And moments of deep reflection about the yin and yang of bike riding in L. A. It was no accident that Deane was riding his bike that Thursday. Pasadena has recently looked to Long Beach for ideas on improving bike safety. There were ghost bikes left and memorial rides taken. The yin and yang of urban bicycle riding played out recently when two bicycle riders died in one week in Pasadena: Jocelyn Young, 24, was killed Sept. Bicyclists on Seco Street near traffic sign encouraging car drivers to share the road with bicyclists. Four days later, Alan Deane, 61, was riding his bicycle down an inclined portion of Colorado Boulevard when he was struck and killed by a car turning left at Terrace Drive. He loved to ride, as evidenced by his "liking" of a pro-bicycle group called "Rebel Without A Car" on his Facebook page.

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