PORTAGE CREEK BICENTENNIAL PARK

I woke up in my Grand Rapids Hotel and drove to Portage for my appointment to sell buttons at a particularly good customer. Before I left the Kalamazoo area and headed back to Chicago, I found a park with paved trails and took a ten mile hike. Today, Friday, after a dentist appointment I will head to the airport for a trip to New York to visit my Mom and youngest brother and his family in New York.  So, today, may be a true day off from hiking. If the weather cooperates, I am planning on a hike with my brother and his wife in Connecticut on Saturday.

The trail goes right under I-94.  One thing I learned yesterday was that this spot under the highway was just about at the midpoint between Chicago and Detroit as you will see in the next photo.

I always get a kick out of spotting some genuine wildlife.  On the trail yesterday I spotted four wild turkeys.

Most of the trail was between Portage Creek and these railroad tracks.

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Your Food Diary For:

Thursday, September 29, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Super 8 Cinnamon Roll - Cinnamon Roll	500	77	24	6	887	40
Cereal - Raisin Bran Crunch	500	118	3	11	526	50
	1,000	195	27	17	1,413	90
L U N C H
Gatorade Recover - Whey Protein Bar	360	42	13	20	160	29
Subway - Footlong Turkey Breast on Wheat	560	92	17	36	1,890	11
	920	134	30	56	2,050	40
D I N N E R
Homemade Stuffed Shells	615	86	17	30	818	18
	615	86	17	30	818	18
S N A C K S
Garden Veggie Sticks Zesty Ranch	130	15	7	1	280	1
Reese's - Peanut Butter Cups	330	36	18	6	225	33
	460	51	25	7	505	34
Totals	2,995	466	99	110	4,786	182
Your Daily Goal	3,683	460	122	185	2,300	138
Remaining	688	-6	23	75	-2,486	-44
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,753 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 202.4 lbs in 5 weeks.

Your Exercise Diary for:

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
10 Mile Hike	137	1,875
Daily Total / Goal	137 / 30	1,875 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	725 / 210	11,193 / 4,130

just me having some fun with various photo effects.

from www.portagemi.gov...

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The “backbone” of the Portage park system, Portage Creek Bicentennial Park (PCBP) was the official city project to honor the nation’s 200th birthday. Spanning over 200 acres, PCBP is a linear facility that runs between the City Centre Area and the northern city limits at Kilgore Road, connected by a 3.5 mile multi-use trail. In total, PCBP has over 8 miles of hiking and biking trails with several opportunities to view scenic Portage Creek. 

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Part of my hike yesterday had me cross through CELERY FLATS (which is also described on the www.portagemi.gov website)

Celery Flats

Celery Flats is really a “park within a park." A key element of the Portage Creek Bicentennial Park, Celery Flats has two distinct settings. On the north side of Garden Lane, the Celery Flats Interpretive Center highlights the importance of the celery industry to Kalamazoo County. The Celery Flats Historical Area, with several relocated and restored buildings, is located south of Garden Lane. The Historical Area is the site of many community events and several of the buildings can be reserved for private group use.