TenaCity to WindyCity

TenaCity to WindyCity Runyak Oct 27 and May 2, 2021 Flint to Chicago DAY 70 ALL PHOTOS AND IMAGES WILL ENLARGE WHEN  CLICKED A very disappointing day. Drove 4 hours to find waves were coming in that were too big to launch. In the summer we might have made it but the only way to launch without cockpits filling would b to wade out into the water androllinto the kayak. With water this cold we'd never warm up and we'd likely experience hypothermia. Seeing the waves at dawn I did the 12 mile run hoping things would calm down closer to noon.  Midway through the run I decided to get off US 12 highway and use a Calumet Trail, which parallels the  South Shore Railroad tracks and NiSource power lines . It was a mistake, the trail was under water at intervals and the further I ran the dry intervals were getting more seldom. At about 3 miles, and with cold wet feet, I saw a way to get back on US 12 and I took it. Back on the road I still had 3 miles to run, my feet were freezing from run

TenaCity to WindyCity Runyak Oct. 13, 2021 Flint to Chicago DAY 69 ALL PHOTOS AND IMAGES WILL ENLARGE WHEN  CLICKED Map of the area runyaked Oct 13 Kate would be late. I began without her. I believed this was the darkest launch ever, before sunrise. Michigan City East Pierhead Lighthouse                                                    Mouth of Trail Creek in Michigan City                                                           NISource coal power generator Where I planned to finish Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Lake View was closed do to erosion. Kate had arrived and scoped out a beach a quarter mile or more further.                        Last 4 photo of the long run back. Ran from 10:15 to 12:30. Miserable run.                                                          Always seems to be after paddling. Kate who arrived late paddle from my landing point in reverse back to Michigan City's harbor.                                                                She is just a d

TenaCity to WindyCity Runyak Oct. 7, 2021 Flint to Chicago DAY 68 ALL PHOTOS AND IMAGES WILL ENLARGE WHEN  CLICKED                                                       Trail to Berrien Public Beach                                           Pre-launch. Kate standing on Berrien Public Beach                                                      Several picture of beautiful homes  Mouth of Galien River, last mouth before Indiana, with Kate paddling by                                                      Swiftee straddling the Michigan Indiana State Line Day 68 finish at the state line                   Our traditional post paddle toast. Kate standing in Indiana an me in Michigan  

TenaCity to WindyCity Runyak Sept. 29, 2021 Flint to Chicago DAY 67 ALL PHOTOS AND IMAGES WILL ENLARGE WHEN  CLICKED Launching point Weko Beach. The landmark that is sometimes on shore sometimes in the water Wave action at launch                                   The beach at Warren Dunes State Park... just paddling by                                                                Warren Dunes beach                                Kate and I having our traditional post paddle celebratory beer                        Kate had to leave early. Alone I went to the nearby brewery in New Buffalo...                                        ...where I had Octoberfest pizza, sauerkraut and all                                                         Inside Beer Church Brewery