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Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Can You Guess Where I Went?


I'm working hard to stay on track with the goal I set for the Onekama Challenge. Today I hiked 7 miles. Can you tell where? If you are local and know the trail, you probably recognize this scene.
Bowman Lake


This remains one of my favorite local hikes. There is a loop, but today I did both directions on the North Country Trail part so that all the miles would count for Hike 100. This is Bowman Lake.
bowman lake


The lily pads were healthy and dragonflies were skittering around.
lily pads


I found a Blue Jay feather. Nothing of interest was in bloom, but there will be in a couple weeks. We'll see if I get back there.
blue jay feather


Tomorrow, unless something goes awry, I am meeting someone interesting for a hike, and this will complete the week-three goal for the challenge as well. So, tomorrow's post will probably include something quite new.

In other news: I edited and had a Zoom meeting in the morning.

Miles walked in 2026: 257.5
Hike 100 Challenge: 92.7
Onekama Challenge: 69.3

North Country Trail, Lake Co, Michigan, 40th St to 56th St and back. 7 miles.

See Taking MOWA to the Trail

4 comments:

  1. I couldn't remember the name of the lake but as soon as I read it I thought yep, that's the one.

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    1. Ann- how cool that it looked familiar to you!

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  2. Chaplin: "We haven't got blue jays here, but we've got scrub jays, which are similar. We never see them, though!"

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    1. Chaplin- wow! I have seen blue jays and gray jays, but not scrub

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