TenaCity to WindyCity

TenaCity to WindyCity Kayak October 8, 2017 TenaCity 2 WindyCity DAY9 CLINK ON ALL PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM Saturday, the day before DAY9, it looked as if I would be paddling alone for the first time. I had just finished running a race in Frankenmuth, the Bruckelaufe and was walking to my van, when I happened upon a fellow runner, and a paddler of the maiden launch at Tenacity back in July. His name is Matt and I had not seen him since that day and we began talking about how the journey had been going. I said I was runyaking the following day. He sounded interested. I didn't even have to ask him if he would like to come along. He said he wasn't doing anything and he'd like to try runyaking. Great! Bright and early the next morning, there he was at the launch in Pinconning and ready to go for it. We left our kayaks and drove our vehicles to the mouth of the Pine river and ran the 12.6 miles back. I hardly knew Matt Bartman but after two and a half hours or runn...

TenaCity to WindyCity Runyak September 24, 2017 TenaCity 2 WindyCity DAY8 CLICK ON ALL PHOTOS TO ENLARGE My arrival back at the Linwood bebarking point of DAY7, to plant Swiftee for DAY8 was just at the right time to catch the sunrising over the marshy landing.   After a 10.5 mile run I stood and the same place. Linda Gamage who is trying to keep up with me, combined DAY7 and DAY8. They began at the mouth of the Saginaw River about the same time I began running from Pinconning. Dan Lamkin paddled the 17.2 miles with her to "Pinny." Consumers Power Plant from Linda's camera. Linda's 4 watery horizons photos Linda borrowed a 17 foot kayak for Paddle Antrim last week. She kept it an extra week to use on her first open water paddle of T2W.  Dan Lamkin and his wooden kayak. The traditional OFF photo. Their DAY7 paddle to catch up complete. Jill Jenkins Jill Jenkins and partner Chris Marty began paddling before the ...