3.1 miles
porcupine mountains, michigan
68 degrees
On vacation with Scott, FWA, and RJP. Scott and I ran from our hotel in Silver City towards the Lake of the Clouds entrance to the Porcupine Mountains. For much of the run, we could glimpse slivers of Lake Superior through the trees. At the half way point we reached a sandy beach. What a lake! I love this remote spot in the UP. Yesterday, RJP and I took a quick dip in completely calm water. Today, waves, whitecaps.
10 Things
- avoiding scat on the side of the road, loaded with berries — too small for a bear, too big for deer — coyote? fox? wolf?
- wind through the aspens, shimmering or simmering
- soft, sandy grit at the edge of the road
- a few big trucks barreling by
- a landscape dotted with septic tanks
- rolling hills — a constant running up then down then up again
- a hot sun, beating down
- still, then wind from every direction near the water
- queen anne’s lace
- a screeching blue jay