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Portage Creek
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Portage Creek It was cool today- thirteen degrees- and sunny again. For a change we hiked the Portage Creek Bicentennial Trail. It starts in the center of town by the city offices and the<b> library </font></b>and wanders north along Portage Creek about four miles to Kilgore Road, the northern city limit and the boundary with Kalamazoo. We started at the main entrance on Milham Road and walked the northern half of the trail, about a three mile round trip. The trail crosses over Milham Road on a footbridge and more or less follows Portage Creek and crosses the creek a few times by footbridges. This is right along the north south axis of the town but although there are houses and a few business in sight, it's reasonably quiet and in summer gives the appearance of being isolated in the countryside. About halfway to the northern end the trail and the creek follow the railroad tracks under I94. That section is plenty noisy! The trailway is about eight feet wide and paved with asphalt, and plowed in winter. It made a nice break from trudging through deep snow, but we don't hike it that often. It's not as quiet, is fairly busy in warm weather...and it isn't Al Sabo. Even Asylum Lake feels more open and wild. However- in hot weather the Bicentennial Trail is par excellence for watching women! There are a lot of runners. We passed fifteen or twenty today, but only one girl, a scrumptious young blonde in tight black pants. There are roller bladers and bicycles and just plain old humdrum grey haired walkers like us. What I like most about the linear park is that it follows and crosses and recrosses Portage Creek. The sound of the creek running and gurgling and the sunlight glaring off the rippling water are soothing and restful. Near the northern terminus the trail brushes up against an upscale office park in an oak grove. All the offices along the trail have huge windows overlooking the creek and the trail and it was the perfect occasion for a bored and horny exhibitionist siren stuck in a cubicle to flash us as we walked by. I kept my eyes hopefully on those buildings, but my dreams went unanswered. An opportunity missed. Sigh.           Become a member now and get a free tote bag. |
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We were in the 40s all day, dreary and dark. I woulda flash y'all if I'd been there!happym; Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Anything else you'd care to do "vicariously"? Ever notice that vicarious and vicar are from the same root? But anyway...use me. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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It was cold but your bath looks so warm.... Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I like the river walks too, and around the lakes. I'd like to walk the trail behind the Pictured Rocks someday. It's forty two miles between Munising and Grand Marais. I've got some work to do before I'm ready for that. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Well, you can hardly expect anyone to flash you when you're walking around with a camera    
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There you go being logical about it. Where's the fun in that? Are you somehow implying that all the girls in the "Gone Wild" videos are pros?  Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I might just be nuts. But we weren't cold after we walked a bit. In fact I was sweating a bit and had to open my jacket. The sunshine was warm, too. What the hell kind of Canadian are you, anyway? I figured you'd still be wearing short shorts and a tube top! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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My Great Grandfather lived in cold climates all his life. First in Russia then in upstate New York. Even at 93, just before he died, he would walk to the post office to get his mail. Nice pics.
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My Great Grandfather lived in cold climates all his life. First in Russia then in upstate New York. Even at 93, just before he died, he would walk to the post office to get his mail. Nice pics. Russia and upstate New York! I've never been to Russia but I've always wanted to visit, and upstate New York I love! I think the Adirondacks are magnificent. There's an old lady-she looks to be at least in her eighties- who walks and cross country skis with her little Papillon every day at Al Sabo. She is stooped and bent but she glides along with that tiny dog each afternoon without fail, no matter how cold it is. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I particularly like the pic with the wee red flossy so, KZ ... Hard to believe they're syrvivaving in such cold weather ...  ***********If you have a yen to get" Up-a-Tree," Then it's just a hop-and-a-skip to get down with Meeee !
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It's minus ten Celsius. And it's cold to sit in and do nothing, or it can be cold sitting on a machine, like a tractor or forklift, but we were walking. It keeps the blood moving, burns calories and that makes heat! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I particularly like the pic with the wee red flossy so, KZ ... Hard to believe they're syrvivaving in such cold weather ... I was intrigued by the floating green stuff. It might be frogbit or salvinia. I'm leaning toward European frogbit, an invasive species. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I think you should publish your tales of your walks.
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I think you should publish your tales of your walks. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I would really really like a picture of that. Please. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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