Cycling the Underground Railroad--Part 2
DAY 20: BRITTON TO ROMULUS, MI I discovered this mural on the building where I found the marker for Elijah McCoy and the statue of Harriet Tubman in Ypsilanti. It would have been easy to miss, as there was a parking lot between the historical plaques and this art. But the colors drew my eyes to it. The painting seems to depict the migration of blacks, both slave (notice the broken chains) and free (the well-dressed people at the bottom right). In some ways, it's a picture of the Underground Railroad. It was 50 degrees, windy and rainy when I pulled out of Kyle and Amanda's driveway--and it remained that way throughout the duration of the ride. I had brought warmer cycling clothes and rain gear with me, but this--the second to the last day of the United States part of this adventure--was the first time I used all of them. I've been blessed with nice weather for the last 3 weeks. The Huron River, east...