The timing of my M-18 drive was due to my proximity to the area, on a wintry early Spring day. I also had to make the undesired decision to go solo. We've got a lot of ground to cover . . . so it was "Make it so!" when the opportunity presented itself. This 77-mile highway begins, on the southern end, in the orbit of the rural area surrounding Midland and Mount Pleasant. It goes the entire north-south length of two counties. The southern half is dominated by farms and farming communities. By the time you get to the northern end, the farms are gone and it's all national forest. The weather mostly cooperated, with the occasional squall that severely limited visibility. I had hoped to make a couple of lengthy stops, perhaps have lunch in Roscommon. But the three or four towns along the way seemed mostly "closed for the season." With the weather being uncertain, I opted to focus on completing the drive, and spending a little more time when I come bac...