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Chippewa

Chippewa County

Chippewa County Run

County Complete

I thought it was cold for yesterdays run… This run was even colder.

A look at the big Lake from the Cabin!

Just after completing My Cheboygan County run I continued driving up to the cabin. This picture was taken the morning before the Chippewa County run.

Thank you Mel for giving me a ride so I didn’t have to do an out and back for this run!

A look at South pond completely iced over.

On the corner with South Pond to the left and businesses to the right.

There is a few residential houses in this reservation land area.

Long straight away with a light dusting of snow.

More of the same. I probably only passed 8 cars on this entire run… But in the summertime this road would be 5 times that amount of traffic… at least!

Lighthouse view from the road.

Looking at the Lake in front of the Lighthouse!

Light house about a mile away from my finish.

Just finished my run… A little bit of sweat and boy do I look cold. Sure wish I had worn my hat and gloves on this run.

Back at the Cabin. Such a very cool place! A little cold today!

Update12/19/21: Was up at the cabin and ran this county on a very cold day! 18° Went up there for a family Christmas party/get together.

Update: 1/13/21: So this was planned next along with Emmet County, but here is the deal. I lost employment with a company that I had worked with for 28 years. Along with the COVID pandemic, it was made difficult to plan a trip up to the cabin… This will be a county I hit soon, but I’ve changed it over to “NOT planned next” because of the circumstances.

This is going to be an easy county. It’s one I’ve ran so many times in the past. My parents own a cabin on Lake Superior in Brimley, so it will be nice to visit there and get this run done. Will also be super fun to introduce Melody to the cabin and I’m so excited because I’ve spent a lot of time up there in the past. Also nice that this could be a breaking point for the runs that I do in the counties out west of here. Also thinking I can knock a few counties down on my return trips. So looking forward to this county. Will probably just run along Lakeshore Drive but we’ll see. Hoping Creig (my step-dad) will run this on with me.

This plan got pushed back a couple of weeks. It looks like this might happen mid-September now. (now it’s mid-October and this still isn’t complete.) I will try to finish this one before the end of 2020, but not sure when. I’ve had difficulties that I’m addressing currently to get back on track. Can’t wait!

Chippewa County

Bay Mills
Brimley
Bruce
Chippewa
Dafter
Detour
DeTour Village
Drummond
Hulbert
Kinross
Pickford
Raber
Rudyard
Sault Ste. Marie
Soo
Sugar Island
Superior
Trout Lake
Whitefish

Any place in Bold and Red are townships / towns / cities I’ve run a 5k for the county run (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.

Any place in Bold and Green are townships / towns / cities I’ve done website / hosting / design work – best website builder for small business – WordPress design hosting and search engine optimization. I’m a small business website builder – contact me to get a website that works! If no Green color is on this page, please talk with me (Click Here). I’ll be encouraged to change one to Green!

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Run Farther!

I’ve set up a new goal for 2020-2021 – Run Farther. Instead of running every other day, I’ve changed it over to every other day, unless I do a “long” run (over 4 miles – Run Farther), then I’m allowed to take two days off. This new plan will be such a nice change from last year, having to run “every” other day.

Run Farther

I’ve done several 4 mile runs, one 5 mile run, but on Nov 7, I decided to take it to the next level and get my first 10k accomplished in over seven years. When I was training for my half marathons, I used to run this particular route often. I remember being able to complete it in about an hour. 1:04 seems to ring a bell. But today, I did it in 1:17, which isn’t that far off.Run Farther

This painted RR on the Tart Trail marks my turnaround point. (photo below). It’s where the Railroad tracks crossed the Tart Trail. But I remember the very first time I ran this run on the TT and noticed where it said RXR it had worn away to “PR”. In running, PR is short for (personal record), and I thought it was so lovely to see “PR” every time I would run this route. It was the perfect turnaround point.
I want to run a full marathon someday, but I need to finish this county-run challenge before taking on the marathon challenge. But I really would like to check off the full marathon (Run Farther) before I “go”.

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Ultimate Michigan Bucket list

Found this graphic (Michigan Bucket list) on Facebook and went over it with my wife. Was thinking this would be a great way to check off some of the locations off this list while I attempt to achieve the RunMI5k goal.

Completed Bucket list Items by Lisa and myself

These were all complete before I started this 5k challenge. Links go to the county but may not contain information about the bucket list item.

Leelanau

Kent

Alger

Leelanau

Mackinac and Emmet

Mackinac 

Chippewa

Mason

Grand Traverse

Saginaw

Chippewa

Schoolcraft

Luce

Non-complete:

I’m thinking about trying to check some of these off our list during this goal…

Wayne County

Ontonagon

Houghton

Iosco

Ottawa

Emmet

Keweenaw

Huron

Crawford

Lisa and I are really looking forward to many, Porcupine Mountains has been on my list for a long time. Wayne County has a bunch we could hit in a weekend. Hartwick Pines we’ve both done, but not together. So sad that we never took our kids there. Maybe, we can take our grandkids. I’ve also visited a few separate from Lisa but not together, so that is why those are on the bucket list.

What Michigan bucket list items are highest on your list? What is missing?

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State-managed non-motorized trails

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DNR trail Map

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My cousin Cheryl Campbell shared this link with me and this will be great for searching out running routes in Michigan – State-managed non-motorized trails. I will explore this for some of my upcoming counties. But if you have ever been on one of these or know of a better place to run, please let me know.

I’ve ran on these trails in both Grand Traverse and Benzie counties:

Michigan has more than 4,600 miles of state-managed nonmotorized trails, offering opportunities for:

  • Horseback riding
  • Mountain biking
  • Hiking
  • Cross-country skiing
  • Paddling
  • Rail-trails
  • Many other non-motorized activities

Use this map to explore Michigan’s vast trail network and plan your next adventure.

  • Search for a trail by name or location.
  • Find maps, trailheads, campgrounds, and other amenities.
  • Use the layer list to turn layers on and off in order to display the exact information you are looking for.
  • Customize the basemap to see satellite imagery, roads, or topography. 
  • Print a PDF map designed by you for an area you are interested in.
  • State-managed non-motorized trails
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Isabella

Isabella County

Isabella County Run

Parked on the West side of Bawkey Rd and ran east just to make up a little distance because the loop I was planning was a little short of a 5k. So ran along this cemetery. Amazed at the number of cemetery’s have been recorded in this project so far.
This area has LOTs of huge fields. There is a barn far away in the distance, but you can barely see it in this photo.
Heading east on Bawkey Rd. love the huge fields.
After the field there was corn planted.
At the end of this road there was access to what looked like a field.
Had to climb up that mound so I could get a sight of that field. Huge!
Heading South on N Rolland Rd. The first road was a mile and this road was a half mile.
Such cool barns along this road!
Then came across West Grass Lake Rd. Headed left (east). Grass lake stint was again a mile.
Thought the coloring of this tree was great!
Another very cool farm house/barn.
Just loved the openness of the fields. Such a great day.
Saw all kinds of deer track on the road throughout the run, but was pleased when I ran across these two yearlings…
and their momma! (three deer).
Back on the main road N Brinton Rd. heading north. Such beautiful colors.

When I got back to the car a fellow in a truck pulled up along side me and wondered what I was up to. I was confused and thought he needed directions, but later discovered that he was a local and was just trying to protect himself and his neighbors. Was a very nice guy and a nice end to my run.

There were all kinds of places that I thought about running in this county. But decided to just do a loop that was close to where I was staying with my family. I have run in this county many times in the past. Mostly Mount Pleasant, but if you are from there and have another place that I should focus on, please let me know. And if you want to run or bike along side me, that would be great too. No doubt I will run this county again.

Isabella County

Broomfield
Brinton
Chippewa
Coe
Coldwater
Deerfield
Denver
Fremont
Gilmore
Isabella
Lake
Lincoln
Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant
Nottawa
Rolland
Rosebush
Shepherd
Sherman
Union
Vernon
Wise

Any place in Bold and Red are townships / towns / cities I’ve run a 5k for the county run (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.

Any place in Bold and Green are townships / towns / cities I’ve done website / hosting / design work – best website builder for small business – WordPress design hosting and search engine optimization. I’m a small business website builder – contact me to get a website that works! If no Green color is on this page, please talk with me (Click Here). I’ll be encouraged to change one to Green!

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