Sunday, June 12th,
2016
Michigan City,
Indiana
Hunted
Catching our initial
glimpse of Lake Michigan, one of those grandiose great lakes, put an
acceleration in our step speed. Uttama
and I had trekked through the last of serene-form country before entering into
this-- a world of cottages and their big draw-- the lake itself.
Going west was our
route. Once we came upon the lake, it
was our determination to follow the shoreline as much as possible. Who wouldn’t?
When navigation was
switched over, between Uttama and Gopal, it was Gopal who became my walking
companion. One cyclist told us, “You’ve
got the lake’s wind on your back.” And so
it was, a rather breezy, dynamic, and a not-too-hot amigo, in the form of wind,
giving us blessings.
Now, before that
experience, Gopal and I were puttering around, searching for a safe passage way
to a more favourable trail. While
dodging the poison ivy, I noticed a poisonous copperhead snake we were about to
accidentally step on. It was a baby
snake, and was conveniently camouflaged by its natural colourings. Because he was small in size we didn’t take
him too seriously, but he did expand his hood in defense, resembling a small
cobra.
Personally, I found
the whole affair exhausting, so I was pleased to find a “poison ivy free” path
to a nicely shaded bike trail that seemed to stretch on for miles-- because it
did.
May the Source be
with you!
18 miles
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