Ontonagon County Run
Bond Falls was visited the day before this run.
Before the run, I saw a lake in the distance just north of where I ran.
I drove down the road to see why the Road from Google maps wasn’t appearing on my iphone map. It turns out there was a two track but not a real road. Parked at the south end of this road and decided to tackle it south to north.
I drove down the road to investigate why it wasn’t appearing on my iPhone map compared to Google Maps. It turns out there was only a two-track path, not a proper road. I parked at the south end of this path and decided to tackle it from south to north.
Here was the field that was marked as a road on Mapmyrun.
I started running down a two-track path, but about halfway through the field, it became clear to me that it wasn’t a road at all—perhaps a truck had driven through this patch once. I realized I might be trespassing on private property, although it wasn’t posted. By the time I realized this, I was already more than halfway through the field, so I decided to continue. To the owners, I apologize, but I left nothing behind except footprints. It was much rougher running through tall grass than running on a road.
Finally back on a road heading north.
A dog made it very clear to me that I didn’t belong. It was very aggressive, barking and bumping into me three or four times. I was sure I would be bitten, but thankfully, I wasn’t. I’ve encountered many dogs during my miles of running on this challange, but this was by far the most aggressive. I’ve decided I’ll never run by the shepherd’s home again. This was probably my most regrettable run so far. Next time, I’ll definitely choose a different location in Ontonagon.
Heading west back to the main road I was on, Post Office Rd.
Looking north, the beauty of this county is truly unreal!
There were flowers everywhere!
This road had a slight hill to it, but I was super tired at this point. Three days of 5Ks and running through that field have worn me down. This will be a super slow run.
Back on the main road heading south.
Throughout my travels, I’ve seen rock faces multiple times but hadn’t managed to capture any until I headed back to Baraga to my campsite. They always stand out to me because at one point in my life, I was a rock climber, and I plan to be one again someday.
What a great day, and fantastic trip this has be so far and to know that I still have two full days left! I’ll tackle Houghton and Iron Counties next!
I initially planned for this route, but I realized it was longer than 5k. Since I’m running daily 5ks for the next 5 days, I decided it wasn’t the best choice.
This route looked perfect! That is, until I turned on the topographic map…
Another Option but this one looked long again.
I finally agreed to run this route. It was semi-flat, the perfect distance, and not too far from the main road. However, as you’ll see above, this route failed me big time.
Ontonagon County
Bohemia
Carp Lake
Greenland
Haight
Interior
Matchwood
McMillan
Ontonagon
Rockland
Stannard
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