{"id":6926,"date":"2020-07-19T14:05:18","date_gmt":"2020-07-19T14:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thethousandmiler.com\/?p=6926"},"modified":"2020-08-05T21:45:15","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T21:45:15","slug":"michigan-nct-day-19-canyon-falls-to-big-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thethousandmiler.com\/michigan-nct-day-19-canyon-falls-to-big-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan NCT Day 19: Canyon Falls to Big Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” make_equal=”on” disabled_on=”off|off|off” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”3.25″ width=”89%” width_tablet=”80%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”89%” max_width_tablet=”80%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” make_fullwidth=”on” custom_width_px=”500px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Content” _builder_version=”4.4.9″ link_option_url=” ” hover_enabled=”0″ z_index_tablet=”500″ box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_tablet=”0px”]<\/p>\n
So, Buck was drying out my car in his shop. He thought it would be dried and cleaned and ready to go by the end of the day. The plan became that Ed would hang around today so he could drive me up to Buck’s when the car was ready. He’d then drive home in my car \u2013 to make sure it was O.K. \u2013 and I’d stay and hike, using his car.<\/span><\/p>\n But rather than pass the time hiking, Ed decided he wasn’t in the mood. Instead, he preferred to rearrange our gear at the motel. But I was too nervous to sit in the motel all day. So Ed dropped me back off at Canyon Falls<\/a>\u00a0and I began to hike westbound toward Big Lake.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I’d mapped out a +14-mile (+22.5 km) route from Canyon Falls to a spot a few miles west of Big Lake State Forest. It was flat and I figured I could crank out those miles before Buck finished with my car. Canyon Falls was a very lovely spot filled with beautiful waterfalls, and the trail west from there was lovely. It was gently undulating, well-marked and easy to hike quickly. The miles melted away in a mist of beautiful landscapes.<\/span><\/p>\n
If my hike was on schedule, today Amy and I would be hiking eastbound from Big Lake State Forest<\/a> to the middle of a connecting road route. And Ed and Bruce would be driving home. Bruce did drive home, but Amy decided to strike out on her own for the day while Ed and I waited to hear about my car.<\/span><\/p>\nHeading to Big Lake<\/h2>\n