Hillsdale County, MI Run
I decided to do a second run today because my second run went so well yesterday. After staying the night in Washtenaw County and running that county, I headed over to do Hillsdale to do the final county touching the southernmost part of Michigan.
I found this lake on the map that looked like it would be a great run and about a 5k in size. The close roads don’t go 100% around the lake. But this lake had plenty of routes not to make this an out and back. When I stepped out of the car, my legs hurt, and I was afraid that this would be too much, but I’ve experienced this before and remember it’s always the starts of runs and finishes that are brutal. After about a half-mile, I was just fine.
A very similar picture to the first one but shows more of the lake.
I ran to the west end of the lake.
There was a creek heading into the lake above. The stream was near my turnaround point.
The photo above is looking north on the west end of the lake.
Here is a photo looking south of the lake, with many open areas.
It looked like there were all kinds of real estate development. I started thinking about my journey with this goal through MI. I was thinking about all the homes I’ve passed and that every single home is being cared for by a family. I thought about the mortgage on each house, the maintenance, and the history of the families. The area was a bit upscale community compared to many lakes I ran around. I wondered about how much the homes were valued.
I was thinking about how much these houses sold for around the lake. I guessed around 400k. Maybe more because of the proximity to Detroit. I wasn’t sure.
These houses are packed in pretty tight to the water, and there wasn’t much room to see the lake. Each home is about the same in appearance, with nice toys surrounding each home.
Even the homes off the water seemed to be in a similar price range.
Near the end of my run was this lake shot, uninterrupted by as many homes.
After this run finished, I completed 12.4 miles of running in around 15 hours. Now I had about four hours to get home. The biggest challenge of this goal is NOT the running. It is for sure the driving. The photo above was an accident that had me waiting for a long spell. It sucks to be driving at five mph in a 75mph zone, knowing you have hours of driving left. As bad as that accident looked, it seemed that everyone was okay.
A big part of the reason I decided to knock this county down on this trip was that with the hotel room and gas prices being so high, I decided that I didn’t want to HAVE to make the trip again so far south. This price is the most I’ve ever spent to fill up a car. So after my two runs the night before, I thought I should plan another run and knock off Hillsdale on this trip. Ten hours later, as I write this, I’m SO glad I did. As sore as I am, this was a great decision, and I’d do it again in a heartbeat! (well, several)
Hillsdale County
Allens
Amboys
Cambrias
Camdens
Fayettes
Hillsdales
Jeffersons
Jonesvilles
Litchfields
Montgomerys
Moscows
North Adamss
Pittsfords
Ransoms
Readings
Scipios
Somerset
Waldrons
Wheatlands
Woodbridges
Wrights
Any place in Bold and Red are townships / towns / cities I’ve run a 5k in the past. (or the closest city to my county run)
Any place in Bold and Blue are townships / towns / cities I’ve run anytime in the past.
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