Friday 9/19/25, packed stuff we needed, loaded bike onto trailer, got to St Helen, went to Hen House for lunch, did some challenge rides, went to Steakhouse for dinner, campfire,

Nice ride but a little cool

Some fall color but not much

CMA Challenge Ride at Irons Park Bridge with Bill,  me, Sue Doug, Andrew, Jeff and Pauletta

 

On our way to Prudenville

 

Houghton Lake in the background

Bill and I at Trestle in Prudenville

We left home and headed to St. Helen.  Not much to pack in the morning because we left almost everything in the camper.  We left around 10:30.  We got there and got set up on lot 5.  Lots of room on this big lot.  We were parked next to Mel and Betty.  Sue and Doug came and said hi.  We went to the Hen House and had breakfast.  Julie and Phil had already ate, so they didn’t come.  Sue, Doug, Russ, Pauletta, Jeff, John, and Andrew all came with us.  Russ had to leave to go back home.  After lunch (although most of us had breakfast) we went and did two of our challenge rides for CMA.   Such a fun thing to do together.  We came back to the campground and relaxed and hung out.  In the evening, We went to the Steakhouse.  Julie and Phil were just leaving when we got there.  Their eating schedule was earlier than ours today.  Brenda, Jerry, Sue and Doug, Bill and I, Mel and Betty (later Kathy and Jeff W. came too). Some lady made quadruple chocolate cupcakes.  She just gave each one at our table one.  They were delicious.  Our food came.  It took a while, but it sure was good.  Bill had Chicken Tenders and I had French Dip.  Jerry sang a song when they started Karaoke.  He did a great job.  We left and when we got back to the campground, we sat around a campfire between Mel and Betty’s camper and ours.  It was great visiting with everyone.  Bill and I played a game of 3-13.  I lost.  I slept really good which was great because I didn’t sleep hardly at all last night.