Kendall and I made a return trip to Petoskey to get my folks' house ready to sell. Let me just say, for all you homeowners out there: whittle down your miscellany sooner rather than later! What a job it is for offspring to go through every possession, every piece of paper... Oh! And if you have have precious photographs, please oh please write down who is in the photo and when it was taken!
Back to the travelogue: as was my habit during the last trip, I again took photos during my runs and sent them to my running buddies. Now you will see what I saw.
But first, let me start with a photo our Taz pup sitter took. She (our dog sitter) happens to also be adopted mom to Taz' best friend, Jackson. And here the two are. As you can see, Taz is clearly pleased with having a buddy to play with - and with being the subject of another photograph!
And the travelogue begins
August 29, Fremont, Nebraska: church among the corn fields.
August 30, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
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| It's a good day when one gets a 6+ mile trail run right from one's hotel! |
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| Someone's watching! |
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| Prairie fog and flowers! A good run! |
Bonus feature: a Little Free Library along the trail!
August 31: return to Petoskey, Michigan
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| Still only August yet the trees are starting to turn in northern Michigan! |
September 1: Roasting and Toasting in Petoskey
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| A traditional post-run stop in Petoskey: coffee and conversation at Roast & Toast |
September 2: a run through the Bay View Woods
This run through the Bay View Woods, I tried every trail except Algonquin (the big hill...ran out of time...my excuse and I'm sticking with it!)
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| Made this pic extra large in hopes the spider webs would be visible! They were amazing! |
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September 3: summer bunnies of Petoskey
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| One of many in this yard stylin' for summer |
September 4: trail from East Bay Harbor
No trip to Petoskey is complete without running the trail from East Bay Harbor to the Petoskey waterfront along Lake Michigan's Little Traverse Bay.
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| Looking west toward open water Lake Michigan |
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| Looking east toward Petoskey State Park beach & dunes |
September 5: Adventures
The fellow who passed me as I started out on a brand new trail (to me - trying to find a back way to the Bay View Woods) said that yes, this trail did go to Bay View but that it was "a bit rustic." After a half-mile or so, I discovered that was "a bit" of an understatement.
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| There is a flock of turkeys along this ridge line. I tried following them to find my way out - they didn't appreciate that tactic |
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| My savior from the wilderness! A basketball hoop peeking through the trees, pointing me toward civilization! |
Later in the day, a much more civilized occupation: packing up my grandma's tea cup collection.
September 6: lakeside run with ducks
September 7: a run out on the breakwater
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| The breakwater beacon |
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| Looking toward open water (and fishing boat) from the breakwater |
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| Looking toward town (Petoskey) from the breakwater |
September 8, 2015
I did run, but it was a short one and I forgot to take a picture...other things on my mind like finishing up all the sorting and packing of my parents' home since this was our last full day of getting the house ready to be put on the market. Our progress:
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| Early in the day |
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| By day's end |
September 9, 2015 - dawn run along Little Traverse Bay
September 10, 2015 - Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Intriguing town, intriguing run - between two trailheads: the 40-mile Military Trail and the 47-mile Cheese County Trail. I'd like to return and do some actual trail running vs. just running between the trailheads!
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| Bison in front of the 1836 Walker House |
September 11, 2015 - Betty's Trail, Kearney, Nebraska
One of many bike trails that wind their way through and around Kearney!
...and now we are back in Boulder...road trips in the rear view mirror...
