Potawatomi Trail
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Pinckney, MI
Pinckney, MI
April 20, 2026
It's my birthday! I hiked 10 miles of the 17 mile Potawatomi Trail in Pinckney State Recreation Area. I gifted myself the Sigma 24-70 f2.8 art lens and hauled that giant thing around the whole way. (It's the mk1 which is heavier but I'm not bougie enough for mk2).
In the past I've almost exclusively used primes so I love the versatility. The AF/MF manual toggle switch is also great. Sometimes ya just need a manual focus, and it's great to be able to change it so easily without going through the camera menus.
The view from the bridge
Pickerel Lake
Pickerel Lake
I parked at the Pickerel Lake trailhead and headed east first. My goal was to walk across all the bridges I usually paddle under, and the first was the one crossing the channel between the two halves of Pickerel Lake. It was a little out of my way but it only added about a mile to my hike.
The aforementioned bridge.
Couldn't leave without an artsy boardwalk picture.
Another bridge, but I don't paddle under it so I didn't walk all the way there.
Potawatomi Trail
Potawatomi Trail
The longest segment of the trail was from Pickerel Lake to the Blind Lake campground.
There was so much cool moss!
This is one of my favorite pictures I took on the hike.
Blind Lake
Blind Lake
Blind Lake is my absolute favorite place to paddleboard. The only access from the shore is the hike-in Blind Lake campground, or you can boat in from any of the boat launches on the chain of lakes.
This was my first time arriving on foot, and my first time bringing my camera, so I was happy to be able to snap a couple pictures.
The next segment I hiked was from Blind Lake to Bruin Lake, and the trail followed along this creek.
My last stop before heading back was this elevated bridge that I've paddled under, crossing the river which connects Bruin Lake to the rest of the chain.
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