It has been over a year since I did any riding in Cass County, Michigan. The above photo was taken on Turpin Road the last time I was there, on June 10, 2007.
I recall that I decided to take the gravel road (see google map below) because it would be something different and I wanted a break where I could slow down.
It’s a psychological thing. On gravel I don’t have much choice but to go slower, so I just enjoy it.
What I didn’t realize until just now while checking my photos was that this gravel road follows Christiana Creek. The creek should have been off to the left, according to the maps I’m looking at.
Why does that matter? Because my next destination that day was a place near Vandalia where I could take some photos of the creek. I should have been looking off to the left for views of the creek, here, too.
Why do I care about Christiana Creek? Because the name is a mark left on the landscape by the wife of the Rev. Isaac McCoy (who I’ve written about in several other posts).
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