TenaCity to WindyCity

                                 TenaCity to WindyCity Runyak August 25, 2020 Flint to Chicago DAY 49 ALL PHOTOS AND IMAGES WILL ENLARGE WHEN CLICKED I woke up earlier than I wanted in the Ludington McDonalds parking lot. I laid stirring for some time and figure I should do something. That plan meant running in the dark. I found my headlamp and reflective vest. I had to let Kate know my plan of getting in the run earlier. I did just that but was hesitant knowing I'd have to wake her from her sleep in her Suburban yards away from my Town and Country.  I then got hot water from the drive-thru and made Starbucks Via instant coffee. Yes, Via  is a better option than McDonalds coffee, at least to my tongue. Don't knock Via until you tried it. It's not your dad's instant coffee. When I arrived on foot at the launch Kate and Suburban was there. During my run she called and said she left McDs and would catch her last set of Zzzs at West Bend M-116.  I arrived about 8:30 am and

                  TenaCity to WindyCity Runyak August 24, 2020 Flint to Chicago DAY 48 ALL PHOTOS AND IMAGES WILL ENLARGE WHEN CLICKED Porter Creek, launch site of DAY 48 Kayaks along the shore Early morning swim for campers at Lake Michigan Recreation Campground                                                                           Nordhouse Dunes                                                                  Big Sable Dunes                                                                    Big Sable Light                            The first 2 mile of running back to the van (after the 8.3 mile paddle) from Ludington State Park to Porter Creek was this trail to the lighthouse From the Big Sable Light to the van I had a runyak first... Beach Runyaking. Check out the video  After a mid-run cooling off in Lake Michigan     While running, passed a group of twenty-something kayakers combing the beach for pretty rock. Have to admit a couple times I almost stopped to pick a couple up.

                                 TenaCity to WindyCity Runyak August 19, 2020 Flint to Chicago DAY 47 ALL PHOTOS AND IMAGES WILL ENLARGE WHEN CLICKED It's been 51 days since my last DAY on the T2W. On July 4th I fell from my bicycle and broke my left collarbone. My number one thought was how it was going to mss up my runyaking for the remainder of the 2020 season. Ended up missing 6 weeks, this post should have been DAY 53. I'm quite disgusted to say the least. At 69 years of age I might not have that many seasons left to runyak and I'd just a third of a season. So, back to where I left on on June 29th, 1st Street Beach, in Manistee. The lake was quite calm, which meant on waves to enter the kayak, a dry launch! Looking south toward Big Sable point, but it is not the first point seen in the photo.  Sand dunes, the most common site I will be seeing on Lake Michigan I suppose Big dropoff at the bottom of those steps. I take it that erosion took the lower stairs away. Seen sev