tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53248917978124628882024-03-05T10:18:01.603-05:00Homeschooling, Horses & MotocrossUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324891797812462888.post-46544876874902313102020-10-20T18:55:00.001-04:002020-10-20T18:55:00.577-04:00Ludington and Grand Ledge - last day of the fall color tour!<p> Sunday morning we woke up to a gloriously sunny day again but with LESS WIND! So after a great breakfast in town, we went back out to the lighthouse to see if we could walk out the pier without getting wet or washed into Lake Michigan. And we could! It was a bit wet and slimy-slippery in spots but our feet stayed dry. It's a surprisingly long walk- from the nearby parking area, it was a mile round trip!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GIIAFSnt1TOKFN888utabo4VRo1MwaBoXy08iKIq1BMfPTFOsM397XEW4heRisbMauWcMoxC-j6H0hPwhXSMJH6pyhQ1Kki5l53Jj3McRvCY9PI67XL6HlF9zGdtS86oRMfajfG2ASk2/s2048/IMG_1947.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GIIAFSnt1TOKFN888utabo4VRo1MwaBoXy08iKIq1BMfPTFOsM397XEW4heRisbMauWcMoxC-j6H0hPwhXSMJH6pyhQ1Kki5l53Jj3McRvCY9PI67XL6HlF9zGdtS86oRMfajfG2ASk2/w480-h640/IMG_1947.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There were no signs to describe the history but it appears the base is the bow of an old steel ship maybe? Regardless, it was a nice walk and a great view back to shore and out across Lake Michigan.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjiH-t1SLEcAe3FN9iR-Kgh2bA7P2j5wxqK8zUIjEPL6QKjzSjbAi3Cr1fpcgQHGzdByVfa-XufcjM8LyNd3NWWnhwmsv_6LpA3EcBVDrA6Og28cc9o-wFfEmxfvjtdDeEJ-jvmgQrbzA/s2048/IMG_1953.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjiH-t1SLEcAe3FN9iR-Kgh2bA7P2j5wxqK8zUIjEPL6QKjzSjbAi3Cr1fpcgQHGzdByVfa-XufcjM8LyNd3NWWnhwmsv_6LpA3EcBVDrA6Og28cc9o-wFfEmxfvjtdDeEJ-jvmgQrbzA/w480-h640/IMG_1953.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next stop was in Grand Ledge, a small town just west of Lansing. I hadn't known much about the town other than a coworker lived there until another friend was there to watch her son do some rock climbing. Rock climbing, in Grand Ledge? Really??? Yup. I didn't take any pictures of the people that were there climbing (it felt kinda rude to do) but sure enough, they were all over the place and one guy even offered to hook us up and teach us how!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQeX4keubdVBx77X-etW2_UQtChwtcHH2ylmXby3mbHUpqn27IKWd7fEoojyDl3OEcwMax3NFVsCY1-WNz9uSElW-cqIaXTAxzIjS9wr7-vVgHeKE6pI9_vcnqOkJrQdeBxv_1Cb2I9c5y/s2048/IMG_1959.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQeX4keubdVBx77X-etW2_UQtChwtcHH2ylmXby3mbHUpqn27IKWd7fEoojyDl3OEcwMax3NFVsCY1-WNz9uSElW-cqIaXTAxzIjS9wr7-vVgHeKE6pI9_vcnqOkJrQdeBxv_1Cb2I9c5y/w480-h640/IMG_1959.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It's not a big park or a long walk, but if you take the stairs to the bottom of the rocks, you go along the river looking back up at these sheer rock walls that are really quite beautiful. This one had this perfect 90 degree cut that wasn't man made!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRV2qnnGqHgq1xQ8RMXK_pKFEtWkztDdYV3RN7auiAdqt3jgMZDi7KjC2cX28ndDMjQ7JRFjviSRMopitwThbDLSLUUIkN9xGmWcpffWKmd6PHY6ao7c3HIO3LFjrSTDf5H12r8LWHWXi/s2048/IMG_1963.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRV2qnnGqHgq1xQ8RMXK_pKFEtWkztDdYV3RN7auiAdqt3jgMZDi7KjC2cX28ndDMjQ7JRFjviSRMopitwThbDLSLUUIkN9xGmWcpffWKmd6PHY6ao7c3HIO3LFjrSTDf5H12r8LWHWXi/w480-h640/IMG_1963.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There was some pretty color along the path and the river was quiet and powerful at the same time knowing that long, long, long ago, it had probably helped to cut these rocks.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxmzDNzJPWrn8oDed0eVwntITjXlZOzJaQTLL3KrOqvMzfk6GTsSzcq-NIrpoh8qwJDsV8pcM129GNf2iPx8Z0DVmPIgYkEqX2EmhogOsb3tWA7LEB80c7JMez7fSVWOdodOuBs9u_fGN/s2048/IMG_1964.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxmzDNzJPWrn8oDed0eVwntITjXlZOzJaQTLL3KrOqvMzfk6GTsSzcq-NIrpoh8qwJDsV8pcM129GNf2iPx8Z0DVmPIgYkEqX2EmhogOsb3tWA7LEB80c7JMez7fSVWOdodOuBs9u_fGN/w480-h640/IMG_1964.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Water seeps from the rocks and keeps the paths quite damp. This cave was surrounded by a heavy wet moss and dripped steadily at the entrance.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxyLeGawnCAr6r-MGaOp2GEXnkpyvpvZFIvn-RrCHE3WJF8PQzaWA4iyGDVTNuT7WEnXA7vY4lyjOFK8WZxISOC6WuKNzk-JtnyPl4_AMzoThL3oGQnjQ_iLxYX7-zHRfSUNYVwT6POpZ/s2048/IMG_1966.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxyLeGawnCAr6r-MGaOp2GEXnkpyvpvZFIvn-RrCHE3WJF8PQzaWA4iyGDVTNuT7WEnXA7vY4lyjOFK8WZxISOC6WuKNzk-JtnyPl4_AMzoThL3oGQnjQ_iLxYX7-zHRfSUNYVwT6POpZ/w640-h480/IMG_1966.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It's pretty rugged in some spots and the colors in the rock are just beautiful!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzl-1KvOWv1T8tGOa3cSlKffuHRTaReU4ZwmF89_2LyGn2xe8ihQXc7zCcZbEKeZ-pVle0xsAaDOPg3bzB-ppbQ4reAiv1jAmnB1NtLHEqDwU_LD1hFAfZbDiM1YkbcU-_DZZSj9KEJYf/s2048/IMG_1970.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzl-1KvOWv1T8tGOa3cSlKffuHRTaReU4ZwmF89_2LyGn2xe8ihQXc7zCcZbEKeZ-pVle0xsAaDOPg3bzB-ppbQ4reAiv1jAmnB1NtLHEqDwU_LD1hFAfZbDiM1YkbcU-_DZZSj9KEJYf/w480-h640/IMG_1970.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Some of the oranges in the rock matched the oranges in the trees. Just lovely.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65YEY3ZDwBHdJLibvLs_SkrC_brX4cm36fq5dq11sQQzDJuiumzQ0Af5ZYVD3zGAW1ZA8dxsuHU5YZ7ippuED-I85liBV1svoJsZlOoRXCKmnqyC5xYpQVXepgUz5JE9Bc5eFV6gfUh1I/s2048/IMG_1972.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65YEY3ZDwBHdJLibvLs_SkrC_brX4cm36fq5dq11sQQzDJuiumzQ0Af5ZYVD3zGAW1ZA8dxsuHU5YZ7ippuED-I85liBV1svoJsZlOoRXCKmnqyC5xYpQVXepgUz5JE9Bc5eFV6gfUh1I/w640-h480/IMG_1972.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I caught Garry by surprise in this one - but I like it!!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4m5a09tvTkyzVAoawi44nIdb0kuwd3Fb94n2v9IMX6DxfXkogyDeoX1amz81Eybgws4JtUBwaNlwWe0WDo7RLkHlmw4L7oKJe5vQOLzDgC65z7T8xiye-GFZasv0jswyKg5EcrF2rOXmE/s2048/IMG_1975.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4m5a09tvTkyzVAoawi44nIdb0kuwd3Fb94n2v9IMX6DxfXkogyDeoX1amz81Eybgws4JtUBwaNlwWe0WDo7RLkHlmw4L7oKJe5vQOLzDgC65z7T8xiye-GFZasv0jswyKg5EcrF2rOXmE/w400-h300/IMG_1975.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another Pure Michigan spot!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbXuHU5y5TOTGL5D2iOzIjvTGQSiI1NQfR7VixfXjl413-AXgeForO2_e489MJJv0QEoP0uuhXZW22GTx9ODOMfVcLDLULkHIOEiIs1sQnfd4H1QZk83fzaCAX2pO4RGFUA0HSvd9HYiz/s2048/IMG_1977.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbXuHU5y5TOTGL5D2iOzIjvTGQSiI1NQfR7VixfXjl413-AXgeForO2_e489MJJv0QEoP0uuhXZW22GTx9ODOMfVcLDLULkHIOEiIs1sQnfd4H1QZk83fzaCAX2pO4RGFUA0HSvd9HYiz/w640-h480/IMG_1977.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnILvGkCe0-Mn-_JM1oS9vA1NtdpRixYwBB3ORg6O_0WLtdXV-8mmAFRrI77f9Wpv5bskTImyWsqdQHw2Zo1MY3_MKS35f4Xu2UMGYe3dFieB5fIZkt8Rci1LA4jbgyb1fSweKGZjfNAA/s2048/IMG_1979.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnILvGkCe0-Mn-_JM1oS9vA1NtdpRixYwBB3ORg6O_0WLtdXV-8mmAFRrI77f9Wpv5bskTImyWsqdQHw2Zo1MY3_MKS35f4Xu2UMGYe3dFieB5fIZkt8Rci1LA4jbgyb1fSweKGZjfNAA/w480-h640/IMG_1979.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We really suck at this selfie thing!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5mVVCvTcrX4Athu9tDLhSmVUmoPT2siTvVmajoqitSc1mGKKvxRk085WdtghoKdYPQdCGIydSyqz9PljniZblbCF4YrhtNd_hTAhnx7stiX18TdVoJePbpFGm3gux4DU9dYDsORk4HdI/s2048/IMG_1988.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5mVVCvTcrX4Athu9tDLhSmVUmoPT2siTvVmajoqitSc1mGKKvxRk085WdtghoKdYPQdCGIydSyqz9PljniZblbCF4YrhtNd_hTAhnx7stiX18TdVoJePbpFGm3gux4DU9dYDsORk4HdI/w400-h300/IMG_1988.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next stop was just a few miles away, still along the Grand River, at a bird sanctuary where there were supposed to be some nice hiking trails. And there were!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmFXgaeBr6mlabJSO6MWaSSbk4uWflT5pHDWVezSQqZRgD8Kf94FO_jXhi_8TD0Wkb6i56ZJ-fnjL9uTNbsEan9HCFwwUaamf-sFo_pWzZtY9CWIoPsr3h1OCN2KWy3VVOmCFBNyg-3zz/s2048/IMG_1989.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmFXgaeBr6mlabJSO6MWaSSbk4uWflT5pHDWVezSQqZRgD8Kf94FO_jXhi_8TD0Wkb6i56ZJ-fnjL9uTNbsEan9HCFwwUaamf-sFo_pWzZtY9CWIoPsr3h1OCN2KWy3VVOmCFBNyg-3zz/w640-h480/IMG_1989.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The trails wound through open fields and forests too.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7UjpiAxHHroRvXLbog-JPEaXfG6Dod66oq7sufX_hbm-M1FK-3frqgHfgrv8KtE_Fj9PXYgu9dt_dMlkjOCzRXlqbTMJAVZQm01bOM3VcFUkeEyNWhfitHLY8lTAkAt1XPZbOpgiRtm_t/s2048/IMG_1992.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7UjpiAxHHroRvXLbog-JPEaXfG6Dod66oq7sufX_hbm-M1FK-3frqgHfgrv8KtE_Fj9PXYgu9dt_dMlkjOCzRXlqbTMJAVZQm01bOM3VcFUkeEyNWhfitHLY8lTAkAt1XPZbOpgiRtm_t/w640-h480/IMG_1992.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Lots of great color in the oaks and maples.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEBFS0qt3Lzzx2Ug1AEe4_79D7rqo5KQ_gazIPoYSHTbu_vHvJZYeX7mwzDHya_81Yt_pjbElfD2RlOiN2E6gBVpiE9KgMuaEkybHiE1VwM-c7_G6MV0YMaOSWtAuK0GKVOUxOK7-2ROG/s2048/IMG_1993.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEBFS0qt3Lzzx2Ug1AEe4_79D7rqo5KQ_gazIPoYSHTbu_vHvJZYeX7mwzDHya_81Yt_pjbElfD2RlOiN2E6gBVpiE9KgMuaEkybHiE1VwM-c7_G6MV0YMaOSWtAuK0GKVOUxOK7-2ROG/w480-h640/IMG_1993.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And there we ended our quick weekend color tour trip and headed home...where the colors are great here now too!!</div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324891797812462888.post-16042510494463796362020-10-19T18:40:00.001-04:002020-10-19T18:40:01.278-04:00Manistee National Forest and Ludington<p>The Manistee National Forest is between Manistee and Ludington and the Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Area was on our radar for some good hiking. The trails went out to Lake Michigan and past little Nordhouse Lake. <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatPoCRJ3In5f530qOxj-fcjuia3ZkNMalAx3AekmN7rjs2_NK_eGyTAJBqQcrIhZ6ipX62fgZ-TgBjUnzrVlWuzkdWxRJUt2lEgRyrZlsxlCpsHzKIr_2PlPATc0_83BpTtEBYSohne0D/s2048/IMG_1942.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatPoCRJ3In5f530qOxj-fcjuia3ZkNMalAx3AekmN7rjs2_NK_eGyTAJBqQcrIhZ6ipX62fgZ-TgBjUnzrVlWuzkdWxRJUt2lEgRyrZlsxlCpsHzKIr_2PlPATc0_83BpTtEBYSohne0D/w640-h480/IMG_1942.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Some of the trails were well-groomed and quite wide and others were narrow and lined with moss like this one. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGE4OX9WF26mwTJuFIXewHq1TjVG1x4gnG7nSV6gUIELe-NxL0jUgwYSPLIdnstK7okIl9q3A3JZLniXJB-ajUXs6PvBnwebEAcrT0GRS55qFyj8JkGuTHiPOd7g4BOHiUIt-Rm2g5EdHj/s2048/IMG_1941.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGE4OX9WF26mwTJuFIXewHq1TjVG1x4gnG7nSV6gUIELe-NxL0jUgwYSPLIdnstK7okIl9q3A3JZLniXJB-ajUXs6PvBnwebEAcrT0GRS55qFyj8JkGuTHiPOd7g4BOHiUIt-Rm2g5EdHj/w480-h640/IMG_1941.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>As usual, we volunteered to take pics for other couples so we could get some of us together too! That's a little sliver of Lake Michigan in the background!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmr79Hs7vmjDY4aVm36cDjdE7ityQ3Vu-PdOMzz5BBnuAOLfAT-V6Nvy14KdQJUUu9lCEA8AN6tO9mdf5CuXjVhnEW1pCMfvYvT8_j7ICaB6ObKdqID0Z9u07ljVv9xp966LKWRTFK2hey/s2048/IMG_1940.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmr79Hs7vmjDY4aVm36cDjdE7ityQ3Vu-PdOMzz5BBnuAOLfAT-V6Nvy14KdQJUUu9lCEA8AN6tO9mdf5CuXjVhnEW1pCMfvYvT8_j7ICaB6ObKdqID0Z9u07ljVv9xp966LKWRTFK2hey/w640-h480/IMG_1940.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>There were beautiful views around every turn.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKftQu4kn4IVkY8UIvGwW1u4PcjdQ6gXsLDbEtuKneTNCKmQNR2Z5OGv4ev_ef8s02Ej99bF8iM4mkHgY0-Jm8zZP2wP6p97twygfYwzobDFhRbM4PaHWvUk0JDjerVs72BRBt5yQOVoUK/s2048/IMG_1937.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKftQu4kn4IVkY8UIvGwW1u4PcjdQ6gXsLDbEtuKneTNCKmQNR2Z5OGv4ev_ef8s02Ej99bF8iM4mkHgY0-Jm8zZP2wP6p97twygfYwzobDFhRbM4PaHWvUk0JDjerVs72BRBt5yQOVoUK/w400-h300/IMG_1937.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>Some of the trails were along these high ridges with fairly steep drop-offs to either side. I loved it!<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEita44ueUj1uy7-01Ne_R1WYWQqOoq-QBWo7c0nHpW8qmi6Xd5iKBx7eapz9v-fy4z54qbE-lva3Jxx0uq8FaonE7Rjn0dq-WjHwWceC2cnynoW-7h5ZUo2x8xeSShypGo7zjT7Z-a3XY6G/s2048/IMG_1936.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEita44ueUj1uy7-01Ne_R1WYWQqOoq-QBWo7c0nHpW8qmi6Xd5iKBx7eapz9v-fy4z54qbE-lva3Jxx0uq8FaonE7Rjn0dq-WjHwWceC2cnynoW-7h5ZUo2x8xeSShypGo7zjT7Z-a3XY6G/w640-h480/IMG_1936.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>And some trails were through the sand dunes along Lake Michigan. There were lots of people camping just under the trees - it was a perfect fall weekend! Temps were about 60 degrees with beautiful sun!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsOp2aSMO7ciyKQctV-5pmEqigduzHVrZdBjBTF_LvxZluRCQVIkmPcSUEztoPVwuB1RZKPu0wdFjfiDuDHwSu_syuU2UHoW-ESsjE4AdEiduOhf_hoFlJn6zm7QVZ4Upd47ElWQ9nY5B/s2048/IMG_1934.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsOp2aSMO7ciyKQctV-5pmEqigduzHVrZdBjBTF_LvxZluRCQVIkmPcSUEztoPVwuB1RZKPu0wdFjfiDuDHwSu_syuU2UHoW-ESsjE4AdEiduOhf_hoFlJn6zm7QVZ4Upd47ElWQ9nY5B/w400-h300/IMG_1934.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Just Pure Michigan perfection!!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRTsy_8uKMRRIdnZ8AmhTU2nOxaH71RTsTNuvXlGiTlRozRze-oNlnNihdfNHebJkK9e-2iEuQyBVvraB5tr9DLDD2nWpAprS4dWEYbfRwQHqWrRGAKL3PhwzglBNgbyX29Vn3E3MWT-W/s2048/IMG_1931.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRTsy_8uKMRRIdnZ8AmhTU2nOxaH71RTsTNuvXlGiTlRozRze-oNlnNihdfNHebJkK9e-2iEuQyBVvraB5tr9DLDD2nWpAprS4dWEYbfRwQHqWrRGAKL3PhwzglBNgbyX29Vn3E3MWT-W/w640-h480/IMG_1931.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Some of the dunes were a ways in from the water - that surprised me. I didn't know we had so many that were that far inland!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmK5IWGHTWizu3wDYtm4YBY4XqXapJsU1JwN2EOm2XcDkmvrdgbLb-oF_fS7vTPu-iV_W8gtuoXv_lFqlCCxrZbQ0KeJ1fhcm0v5OlEuid9sFbLvDi31RHP133Dxv0ZvIsyAQXlwhzKUei/s2048/IMG_1929.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmK5IWGHTWizu3wDYtm4YBY4XqXapJsU1JwN2EOm2XcDkmvrdgbLb-oF_fS7vTPu-iV_W8gtuoXv_lFqlCCxrZbQ0KeJ1fhcm0v5OlEuid9sFbLvDi31RHP133Dxv0ZvIsyAQXlwhzKUei/w640-h480/IMG_1929.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>You just can't get tired of these views!!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_6E3T4JKQP3P2h9l9lPrJAkW4s7Ht_y5kaKE69cIyjpcg8z0lPhxhLLGD8Tru-WKOmL4-En71wLsu6L5tLhe9KY69V-EqXuH54tMLJokC0l-CjBDrtlbGcrEIkHQgoLEbyeGhDOg61ku/s2048/IMG_1926.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_6E3T4JKQP3P2h9l9lPrJAkW4s7Ht_y5kaKE69cIyjpcg8z0lPhxhLLGD8Tru-WKOmL4-En71wLsu6L5tLhe9KY69V-EqXuH54tMLJokC0l-CjBDrtlbGcrEIkHQgoLEbyeGhDOg61ku/w480-h640/IMG_1926.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>There were a ton of evergreens in the wilderness area so we didn't actually see all that much color but it was still breathtakingly beautiful!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgvd_i7vDCfQ9BovAQZEvm7eGud55ezQcG1OUOvvIgMSBeEtMwYyml_LKxVUNK5CeYtw9Uo14A95wa_R03E-Zr20mXHoovuAAfVA7HuzD-SY-oGD1PvSLVH36r0yhmddZDvizAfzT4p96/s2048/IMG_1924.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgvd_i7vDCfQ9BovAQZEvm7eGud55ezQcG1OUOvvIgMSBeEtMwYyml_LKxVUNK5CeYtw9Uo14A95wa_R03E-Zr20mXHoovuAAfVA7HuzD-SY-oGD1PvSLVH36r0yhmddZDvizAfzT4p96/w640-h480/IMG_1924.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Another barely marked ridge trail!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Lt_I3-VWGSyN5HC1YFJmL39DHBysQ9VhLG6sZZHyibYOtzilokcqqkVMN4FMowoCUu9RH1ItoN6bFdylsOBmQ65KcFihWc8tw60XCePkEp_UnlqWI6_mQDttk4qfthTCWPdKyMSgys0v/s2048/IMG_1923.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Lt_I3-VWGSyN5HC1YFJmL39DHBysQ9VhLG6sZZHyibYOtzilokcqqkVMN4FMowoCUu9RH1ItoN6bFdylsOBmQ65KcFihWc8tw60XCePkEp_UnlqWI6_mQDttk4qfthTCWPdKyMSgys0v/w480-h640/IMG_1923.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Along the beach in Ludington - just so beautiful! The waves were intense though. It was super windy.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4qeOT7qeVxne9DCkY_pPfHzl2VrEQ2SBp6JX9-WR_MphkdgIUzySG2zDdCugKgB_b6P_uOR6mQZ686P_IYtYXRlNnDanH8rvlg6B7xT6I32vsbp3PkoFLUg7FVWvLEuWnxwfgelFW89q/s2048/IMG_1922.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4qeOT7qeVxne9DCkY_pPfHzl2VrEQ2SBp6JX9-WR_MphkdgIUzySG2zDdCugKgB_b6P_uOR6mQZ686P_IYtYXRlNnDanH8rvlg6B7xT6I32vsbp3PkoFLUg7FVWvLEuWnxwfgelFW89q/w400-h300/IMG_1922.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>By this point, let's just say our feet were getting a little tired from walking in so much sand...Garry got blisters!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutax-7mUjmj53DUwldjDdDIBzOu230Cnc8nzFIkHAXXKoNtzUHegFqUT6m4oPCpEO38-6_O4ohv7R-jsUEEpS4itu20Uucek_xLI35e1Vu_AZHXZJeEEQKoDiKSMaZcm4ga6peZVLKA8h/s2048/IMG_1912.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutax-7mUjmj53DUwldjDdDIBzOu230Cnc8nzFIkHAXXKoNtzUHegFqUT6m4oPCpEO38-6_O4ohv7R-jsUEEpS4itu20Uucek_xLI35e1Vu_AZHXZJeEEQKoDiKSMaZcm4ga6peZVLKA8h/w640-h480/IMG_1912.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then we finally made it back to Ludington, ate dinner and hurried out to the beach to catch this beautiful sunset. The perfect end to a perfect day!</div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAo5sEIJ1SEJypuABrTNdqnFXgmEgiltugh-fFSlj_WXQcrWiT14KnA_KHacekXm6G_95rIIakjxfyCBMgLQZno0k_ho8A5I8baYf5SU-H0BfLw0nvv_w0OifS0P89-UeDRXaWhvYhlCzW/s2048/IMG_1946.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAo5sEIJ1SEJypuABrTNdqnFXgmEgiltugh-fFSlj_WXQcrWiT14KnA_KHacekXm6G_95rIIakjxfyCBMgLQZno0k_ho8A5I8baYf5SU-H0BfLw0nvv_w0OifS0P89-UeDRXaWhvYhlCzW/w640-h480/IMG_1946.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324891797812462888.post-11685072568560463192020-10-17T17:37:00.003-04:002020-10-17T17:37:00.380-04:00Clare, Cadillac and Manistee, Michigan<p> I've lived in Michigan my whole life. So has Garry. Neither of us has ever done a formal "fall color tour" up north. Until last weekend!! We left at noon on a Friday and made some good tracks and saw some amazing color on our tour. </p><p>First stop was in Clare at the headquarter store for "Cops & Donuts" for an afternoon apple fritter! After our snack, we walked around the block to the post office and on the way back, discovered this beautiful alley!! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TEvhCEeTYYMVcYLP-lIRU07Bv19iG84OO1nSmKeHH5L0Hbpq_1KleBIae4RH7yC_G2-i6RCwkckH0jR4Rh1ulv46vftPrtm6OFBpXd66Eray7B8DcUPX-sFZjrD-21LqR9XCzb4VAJVP/s2048/IMG_1882.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TEvhCEeTYYMVcYLP-lIRU07Bv19iG84OO1nSmKeHH5L0Hbpq_1KleBIae4RH7yC_G2-i6RCwkckH0jR4Rh1ulv46vftPrtm6OFBpXd66Eray7B8DcUPX-sFZjrD-21LqR9XCzb4VAJVP/w640-h480/IMG_1882.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The colors were so vibrant and beautiful!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FY41_l8jMoxqOCKDvEQb_JvW_gn6wYjIYpRcvcb86Wk318aGB9HCw5AUgV3KFdN50jq_t7U02Rq2zbLt1yHCJFmf1MSKY3-Gx8JXYHossoifXl3VtuxslRWebs2nQk5d8OCxnTtVuVke/s2048/IMG_1883.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FY41_l8jMoxqOCKDvEQb_JvW_gn6wYjIYpRcvcb86Wk318aGB9HCw5AUgV3KFdN50jq_t7U02Rq2zbLt1yHCJFmf1MSKY3-Gx8JXYHossoifXl3VtuxslRWebs2nQk5d8OCxnTtVuVke/w480-h640/IMG_1883.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Behind the Cops and Donuts shop was this giant "donut" decorated wth fancy bunt pans and other types of cake pans.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uu1yBkz0am7vy5huLt64R-qS7ODA04MBTD6hBhqpklEYn6KIN7l38T3wSXndNTo9aQAJ-pkfXm2Ud0AVMJEGMQcqvEZCc6X4i2s0f68e9GqK-0Fb3ZvU4bTCOJsPr1maTSqQlM9yHldu/s2048/IMG_1884.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uu1yBkz0am7vy5huLt64R-qS7ODA04MBTD6hBhqpklEYn6KIN7l38T3wSXndNTo9aQAJ-pkfXm2Ud0AVMJEGMQcqvEZCc6X4i2s0f68e9GqK-0Fb3ZvU4bTCOJsPr1maTSqQlM9yHldu/w480-h640/IMG_1884.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOtYh0VhPfr5MROPn4wUQbcS58RRuZnHBVYE6Vd5GgVL1jXXyYIWykM3Nbig1x8xfCYPMgofhWKIXtnYPz7QYoANN80sG9Ntv04GoVlW2-UrTI8kc-GsIUb-YKkOZ6okqbnRMPGnv0z2U7/s2048/IMG_1885.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOtYh0VhPfr5MROPn4wUQbcS58RRuZnHBVYE6Vd5GgVL1jXXyYIWykM3Nbig1x8xfCYPMgofhWKIXtnYPz7QYoANN80sG9Ntv04GoVlW2-UrTI8kc-GsIUb-YKkOZ6okqbnRMPGnv0z2U7/w640-h480/IMG_1885.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I loved this one that Garry modeled in for me to imitate the boy next to him!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGABtW6jogLTaBVy8tfNhRnij-ACxZUcpdMPecY2P6bStML7kAhHHRBU8yT9xPm1aXrCBcxA1cNynxR2NZfr8LWIl0iVDZMIJDP09I7sJcEAKRizonVXTNlNhIfbuAVXSxUVJsiRC7PKHn/s2048/IMG_1888.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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What's it with me and stairs on vacations lately!!!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhUiZzfuikJ1803i0h6muMzqdbh-Wj3ClJhparELFYjIF5HxDreELLSDGYVATGHaCgr6nTcAxxdTqltnU3sVhY5y_AFe8S6qLzFpFvTPncjudnq7uAc4IM7ma6XOeumAfVHEN13HsfhmQ/s2048/IMG_1903.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhUiZzfuikJ1803i0h6muMzqdbh-Wj3ClJhparELFYjIF5HxDreELLSDGYVATGHaCgr6nTcAxxdTqltnU3sVhY5y_AFe8S6qLzFpFvTPncjudnq7uAc4IM7ma6XOeumAfVHEN13HsfhmQ/w480-h640/IMG_1903.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Garry took this pic of me enjoying the sunshine and golden trees. It was fairly windy so I was keeping my ears covered with my neck gaiter.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfhLIZAmtVLEjQMEn-XK_jJawmSK8FftNUZ0f2KrI53i4WzHnFp7WQ5z2_Mg7nj5KVDuncPOYSl8Sf2LPbYILgBQBjpfTpco2TBxiIKfsHyQ7WqtghxYIQe28DdOr53qAukTfM6GrGip-/s2016/IMG_1997.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfhLIZAmtVLEjQMEn-XK_jJawmSK8FftNUZ0f2KrI53i4WzHnFp7WQ5z2_Mg7nj5KVDuncPOYSl8Sf2LPbYILgBQBjpfTpco2TBxiIKfsHyQ7WqtghxYIQe28DdOr53qAukTfM6GrGip-/w480-h640/IMG_1997.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> We got checked into the historic Ramsdell Inn, our cute little boutique hotel right in downtown Manistee. We were in the first room on the right on the 2nd floor.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5DmJSV0TJH9Q-CRMTAZmJjgvIJhV6X0uuYzn6GN40Enz_NLJuRA_WJMTfdNU0Hm_jqUAniqGB2DEYUra_q3__H9R6gVFxwFVaA50hkxHBEHS0GuBTP0dZ2KqEVdJChifCNALYkTtUJOR/s1161/Ramsdell+Inn.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1161" data-original-width="712" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5DmJSV0TJH9Q-CRMTAZmJjgvIJhV6X0uuYzn6GN40Enz_NLJuRA_WJMTfdNU0Hm_jqUAniqGB2DEYUra_q3__H9R6gVFxwFVaA50hkxHBEHS0GuBTP0dZ2KqEVdJChifCNALYkTtUJOR/w245-h400/Ramsdell+Inn.webp" width="245" /></a></div><br />We were walking to the restaurant for dinner and spotted this building with my name on it!! As far as I know, we don't have any close relatives in Manistee... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigW4HD6xGJKBHuL3-nSyshyKb3_DWYICDFhpOK5h4cbhzGQ6IyQyvL8P1467YWcxkB4d8elxJfOQ3SPrq0_nxIhBE6db2_1fD9OpOVQ3K-Xq-Yf-oQ4rxctFNx8ZlAxIJZtcwVeDt3Mpyq/s2048/IMG_1905.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigW4HD6xGJKBHuL3-nSyshyKb3_DWYICDFhpOK5h4cbhzGQ6IyQyvL8P1467YWcxkB4d8elxJfOQ3SPrq0_nxIhBE6db2_1fD9OpOVQ3K-Xq-Yf-oQ4rxctFNx8ZlAxIJZtcwVeDt3Mpyq/w300-h400/IMG_1905.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>For dinner, we went to the Blue Fish Kitchen & Bar - a very cool place! We had great food and Garry's Bloody Mary came decorated with a full salad on top!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoHrdqK2XQ8OAEeVnTWeN5PSatf_a85pm8BsGtmmJuEj0b87hu2M84Bu9dvlbqgMz6vBYRtj8S1uLzAH5s6f6OXxWiQqTUnaSPGJ4k0gWM2WMfwOVUEZJgvuKUKAqmRHOuer1WINR0fjT/s2048/IMG_1906.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoHrdqK2XQ8OAEeVnTWeN5PSatf_a85pm8BsGtmmJuEj0b87hu2M84Bu9dvlbqgMz6vBYRtj8S1uLzAH5s6f6OXxWiQqTUnaSPGJ4k0gWM2WMfwOVUEZJgvuKUKAqmRHOuer1WINR0fjT/w480-h640/IMG_1906.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>After dinner, we walked down to the Manistee Riverwalk. It's a boardwalk that runs about 1.5 miles out to Lake Michigan and is mostly lighted. It was dark when we walked it but this pic is from the next morning when we sat a bit on a bench sipping our coffee and eating some muffins we bought at Cops and Donuts the day before!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidd5A_730hvniDwSyF9LjzTD7JIs8f9b55h0pvhGGplAPhXDtsmM4DoDPbWeIYUeAtVHmNMwsrLsaPOvMkrKjLSLL4yOkYiOCXn0BE_OmW2YaxWyjqGL7ycCaJQJ3G16eugON89k0SltYO/s497/Image+10-15-20+at+6.33+PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="223" data-original-width="497" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidd5A_730hvniDwSyF9LjzTD7JIs8f9b55h0pvhGGplAPhXDtsmM4DoDPbWeIYUeAtVHmNMwsrLsaPOvMkrKjLSLL4yOkYiOCXn0BE_OmW2YaxWyjqGL7ycCaJQJ3G16eugON89k0SltYO/w400-h180/Image+10-15-20+at+6.33+PM.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Our last stop in Manistee was at the lighthouse! We didn't walk all the way out to it because it was really windy and the waves were breaking over the pier. Neither of us wanted to get wet when we had a big day of hiking planned!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMlGEi5lr6HhCUzcDHdg3qdZhAlb_HJPb63chXMDA4PtnoouNTXh2H-DLSv0Ulrh-I37AA9KPIPt-seKOzU-vm6LtSpNmqQvKlpM_z_u3lJV9bbgzH-ddk6wYxGUxIeEBPhV78z8xt3YK/s2048/IMG_1909.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMlGEi5lr6HhCUzcDHdg3qdZhAlb_HJPb63chXMDA4PtnoouNTXh2H-DLSv0Ulrh-I37AA9KPIPt-seKOzU-vm6LtSpNmqQvKlpM_z_u3lJV9bbgzH-ddk6wYxGUxIeEBPhV78z8xt3YK/w640-h480/IMG_1909.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We waved goodbye to Manistee and headed a bit south to the Manistee National Park!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjug7tXg9LNPnSZX7YjMlJ2W7BlrmnC9OLpo-mz6umPkxKr4o4-erHNpB3Kt1h9IM3ZD_Gkfwja1VxT3HB1hRhfOeZvrXbz-ltADahqasF37V39TfeIwO6IcMrvlLf8jAxk0lA9dnYbt7q4/s2048/IMG_1910.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjug7tXg9LNPnSZX7YjMlJ2W7BlrmnC9OLpo-mz6umPkxKr4o4-erHNpB3Kt1h9IM3ZD_Gkfwja1VxT3HB1hRhfOeZvrXbz-ltADahqasF37V39TfeIwO6IcMrvlLf8jAxk0lA9dnYbt7q4/w300-h400/IMG_1910.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324891797812462888.post-47020023254724721362020-10-16T16:59:00.001-04:002020-10-16T16:59:01.199-04:00NC Tripping Part 3<p> Our last full day we spent traveling a good distance of the Blue Ridge Parkway heading east from Asheville. The day looked quite promising with nice temps and just some puffy clouds and a decent forecast. We were pumped to do lots of scenic overlooks and some easy hikes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhse1p35CwBgNfnu5yAChJa-IgNM0vaUJOo1vLxgLBI0TzT8_bwudZlXegF16ugRA5unNI0co-mBiFt5FdPmVdf6poQ55jS-7ZrizeiJUUIVPVeeuwY4n2Yb9hqCJBhrkQbePQq9fiHwNL/s2048/IMG_1671.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhse1p35CwBgNfnu5yAChJa-IgNM0vaUJOo1vLxgLBI0TzT8_bwudZlXegF16ugRA5unNI0co-mBiFt5FdPmVdf6poQ55jS-7ZrizeiJUUIVPVeeuwY4n2Yb9hqCJBhrkQbePQq9fiHwNL/w640-h480/IMG_1671.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As we got to the higher elevations, we felt like we could touch the clouds they were so close!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWhFzrRDr5Xc3SWRh7AtRpUId0N8emI7IEWiyjmjqkyICMel5Uudc0115uhhzCZohsOHXhKuHsCvI8zEeOj38eWbuF-IHvPqnHS4ywpPAhYn2ym_tkh9Q-E_KLPPk0CEUbi-EO6sOUaiN/s2048/IMG_1676.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWhFzrRDr5Xc3SWRh7AtRpUId0N8emI7IEWiyjmjqkyICMel5Uudc0115uhhzCZohsOHXhKuHsCvI8zEeOj38eWbuF-IHvPqnHS4ywpPAhYn2ym_tkh9Q-E_KLPPk0CEUbi-EO6sOUaiN/w400-h300/IMG_1676.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don't remember what this waterfall was called but we barely had to walk anywhere from the road to get to it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRaaGXLaFs2JnPHszJYA-G3SBoavZo1k9OZQiuT-eStpKERrGQ-1avGXLNkJilp06sH3R3ZzC3rgk4F3MF3P79Ki9SNYgCvY2cqEvyPHwexbmPKecISybsH4XZwpAlQzE4YxJ56yr3LYB/s2048/IMG_1683.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRaaGXLaFs2JnPHszJYA-G3SBoavZo1k9OZQiuT-eStpKERrGQ-1avGXLNkJilp06sH3R3ZzC3rgk4F3MF3P79Ki9SNYgCvY2cqEvyPHwexbmPKecISybsH4XZwpAlQzE4YxJ56yr3LYB/s320/IMG_1683.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I love these panorama shots when I put them on my TV...on a blog post...not so great!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Wc7x672XFF1YeQW7ZDWZzHBY4mpKjX3ZX1Ubr4P2z7qu2-n4Rc0cOvTcz9-qji58-vPzIujA6KA8yKtgv6Jvadb5_AXcO7r0dwzDaAj6rzRzvW6IMLLoD5U7Kt80Tqk6L33jLBCHmIBS/s2938/IMG_1702.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="2938" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Wc7x672XFF1YeQW7ZDWZzHBY4mpKjX3ZX1Ubr4P2z7qu2-n4Rc0cOvTcz9-qji58-vPzIujA6KA8yKtgv6Jvadb5_AXcO7r0dwzDaAj6rzRzvW6IMLLoD5U7Kt80Tqk6L33jLBCHmIBS/w640-h234/IMG_1702.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>One of our last hikes started out literally in the clouds. It was like walking into a rain forest - everything was mossy and wet.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYaC2jBMyEO3rHWpPD-7pbN0CzBmreRRkDCoODDmHCo18mE9VAjgjdeXm936P145gSB_vF2Z6CvKBitrODSG9p1mMJoRJrqe-Vw4TJWbfBNU1vuARvz8dK1d7g8gnEn1kYBHPOxm-MSf3/s2048/IMG_1706.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYaC2jBMyEO3rHWpPD-7pbN0CzBmreRRkDCoODDmHCo18mE9VAjgjdeXm936P145gSB_vF2Z6CvKBitrODSG9p1mMJoRJrqe-Vw4TJWbfBNU1vuARvz8dK1d7g8gnEn1kYBHPOxm-MSf3/w480-h640/IMG_1706.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another tree that I just thought was "special". Kind of "tree of life" looking.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gTZBR1YKtZqxUU1bWgfdCjK25fPOC94NiiusuM-zT9n4gm_BAC_slRU-W5L-Z6eMeS6FyNH0VpFF1wlhxc68hgtPj3o8rjC20SP6tae0cASzorJ-4vqzbvCgEW210BQ7wIGBHOo5zgSF/s2048/IMG_1711.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gTZBR1YKtZqxUU1bWgfdCjK25fPOC94NiiusuM-zT9n4gm_BAC_slRU-W5L-Z6eMeS6FyNH0VpFF1wlhxc68hgtPj3o8rjC20SP6tae0cASzorJ-4vqzbvCgEW210BQ7wIGBHOo5zgSF/w480-h640/IMG_1711.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This tree was also really cool with it's sideways growing branches that make a perfect frame for Leslie standing in the distance.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CaR6V8y1rqozdkGW1VAi3VDc79Q0xH6ggsUjDx4XNATv_mgqeYlu6agQJq1iPCqVl5J88hUFEtwmJ8detbzloXmgopxxAMKSpvZVXhAEkCKOh-FZEoCyifh5bqwlDVtTwTyVS-GQ452u/s2048/IMG_1715.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CaR6V8y1rqozdkGW1VAi3VDc79Q0xH6ggsUjDx4XNATv_mgqeYlu6agQJq1iPCqVl5J88hUFEtwmJ8detbzloXmgopxxAMKSpvZVXhAEkCKOh-FZEoCyifh5bqwlDVtTwTyVS-GQ452u/w480-h640/IMG_1715.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>From the other side - now me in the frame! LOL!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrZgS7nuGkUhbeSj-d138maWwKk2HqAdCOhBIjGlFvko49CQQz0UrEqCRkGtisKp634-DOUrvt0zeXMwr-UdPYL2rDbQpIgGeJfCaRjgSYsFoAvEFIUvJRYfsrFi3POV5JZcZs-Q5HWIL/s2544/IMG_1758.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2544" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrZgS7nuGkUhbeSj-d138maWwKk2HqAdCOhBIjGlFvko49CQQz0UrEqCRkGtisKp634-DOUrvt0zeXMwr-UdPYL2rDbQpIgGeJfCaRjgSYsFoAvEFIUvJRYfsrFi3POV5JZcZs-Q5HWIL/w640-h310/IMG_1758.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It looks like just a not so great picture but that's because we were in the clouds...a fine misty swirl was surrounding us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1ceZv6Q8XEGwd35gyc7qALLsIPVuH4Vw1bE7bLVKxT6TPyf9dGcCcMiD7kvb-8LNzsBzcfzq_Ept46V4dRbrC-exwTogRjDTypt5fGvacNp0rdA92wF7nV9f3fx-oNlme2nCeAywcVHR/s2048/IMG_1721.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1ceZv6Q8XEGwd35gyc7qALLsIPVuH4Vw1bE7bLVKxT6TPyf9dGcCcMiD7kvb-8LNzsBzcfzq_Ept46V4dRbrC-exwTogRjDTypt5fGvacNp0rdA92wF7nV9f3fx-oNlme2nCeAywcVHR/w480-h640/IMG_1721.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As we wound our way back down to a lower elevation, the sky went back to being it's beautiful self!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLKrLwY8QY1UkF6fXILVlfphpeJ1T-xPDsq79Op-BsRBU21KB6DPj2iuz1KQ1KKpK6KQ3W1kVyblg2c_khFERvt7g9GMYYZxucjIiSwhyphenhyphenYYODxA9Vbg5BeQd_CSVdcIK7iIz3-Dcnayfs/s2048/IMG_1732.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLKrLwY8QY1UkF6fXILVlfphpeJ1T-xPDsq79Op-BsRBU21KB6DPj2iuz1KQ1KKpK6KQ3W1kVyblg2c_khFERvt7g9GMYYZxucjIiSwhyphenhyphenYYODxA9Vbg5BeQd_CSVdcIK7iIz3-Dcnayfs/w400-h300/IMG_1732.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next stop, Crabtree Falls - an easy 1.5-mile hike down and then 1.5 miles back out. Easy peasy and our last hike of the trip.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4FvX3oWbBi9FXcPOkvIzQOMWTD8c8C-eKoLdUVrcTrget72W9l3L2v1hN2HXG5zn_xmFxTIIDgnlwF1_vTqvYHnogIVS7Qew2lTqr1DLthUlelrSn9rbZuwB7p-bH7d6vSN1Z4JWqc9L/s2048/IMG_1736.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4FvX3oWbBi9FXcPOkvIzQOMWTD8c8C-eKoLdUVrcTrget72W9l3L2v1hN2HXG5zn_xmFxTIIDgnlwF1_vTqvYHnogIVS7Qew2lTqr1DLthUlelrSn9rbZuwB7p-bH7d6vSN1Z4JWqc9L/w400-h300/IMG_1736.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Although it was probably one of the tougher trails we took with lots of rocks and roots, going down, down, down is never all that bad. You just have to really watch your feet. But it was so pretty! The weather had said there was a 30% chance of rain in the afternoon but it was only supposed to be 0.03" so when it started to sprinkle while we were at the falls, we weren't too concerned and didn't even put on our rain gear right away...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAGIch0GouLjAog6DZf8tF8fdDEdeYcBMNvdulSqBCeBis4xZYAvsj7YB-EkKfeQoAD87C7G7gQ_Zdo69hxymLG7aoDhMANbzSI1LNWbvFfq6aaILRb2DQmYvumw8eeq5HwbT0WVJiWOYH/s2048/IMG_1744.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAGIch0GouLjAog6DZf8tF8fdDEdeYcBMNvdulSqBCeBis4xZYAvsj7YB-EkKfeQoAD87C7G7gQ_Zdo69hxymLG7aoDhMANbzSI1LNWbvFfq6aaILRb2DQmYvumw8eeq5HwbT0WVJiWOYH/w480-h640/IMG_1744.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Let's just say, it was a very long 1.5 miles back up from the bottom in what was pretty much a pouring rain!! But we had a blast, made the best of it, and were almost dry by the time we made it to dinner!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjliMcSuUV21KpcLI-LoiIEjCmSH3laRCQWMMUoRCcEwAruDXOu35DNlrOJmMdskoJRxZm-iAJDypIesoyxd61b59Ci3FGCveniJ5HK_S70Hp5I-fycMIIn93ohTs2rKzraiiY2GqokXMwA/s2048/IMG_1748.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjliMcSuUV21KpcLI-LoiIEjCmSH3laRCQWMMUoRCcEwAruDXOu35DNlrOJmMdskoJRxZm-iAJDypIesoyxd61b59Ci3FGCveniJ5HK_S70Hp5I-fycMIIn93ohTs2rKzraiiY2GqokXMwA/w300-h400/IMG_1748.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324891797812462888.post-85366596275857351982020-10-14T16:59:00.004-04:002020-10-14T16:59:37.417-04:00NC Covid Tripping Part 2<p> </p><p>Leslie and I are both pretty experienced travelers - she even more so than me - and we've read a good many maps in our days so it kinda amused both of us how difficult we found it to read some of these darn trail maps! But in the end, we did pretty good and found most of the places we set out to visit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvn-pMFj4FiTB63btH9dWDGqrUjVU6JOPCixfzWqCPK-vKin3T-6qXWaXX-K7nWY4UqqEUqXlr66g11Jp1gG4PKPxqhehKPNsNxWbIrvHF_u-OioXL9R54EJ18AnnYe3TF44Ie8fG2gvGA/s2048/IMG_1586.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvn-pMFj4FiTB63btH9dWDGqrUjVU6JOPCixfzWqCPK-vKin3T-6qXWaXX-K7nWY4UqqEUqXlr66g11Jp1gG4PKPxqhehKPNsNxWbIrvHF_u-OioXL9R54EJ18AnnYe3TF44Ie8fG2gvGA/w640-h480/IMG_1586.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have always been amazed by trees and the crazy places they manage to grow sometimes. This one fit that bill - it's straddling this big rock like it's an egg.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5nuoyBqdO5yerlls4cH4B31PR87UUDMrWarUN4ouLZS0hIZWzT4E-dm21hc7AbMLOQ_ZKbH64vm8BSCwUWhXllwRUt_LcflNQQAYbpp0svhguJxPX3AwqwuBZyycKcPoALuF3DAHC7kC/s2048/IMG_1591.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5nuoyBqdO5yerlls4cH4B31PR87UUDMrWarUN4ouLZS0hIZWzT4E-dm21hc7AbMLOQ_ZKbH64vm8BSCwUWhXllwRUt_LcflNQQAYbpp0svhguJxPX3AwqwuBZyycKcPoALuF3DAHC7kC/w300-h400/IMG_1591.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>One of the smaller waterfalls we saw. Love, love, love the sound of the rushing water.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXoYebX4HYtYIoujzkMq7XdXbddHr-USdIZCHUtYv4ao0UAuY1LqrS6a7k8BlTdoyL23Q89cvZMSURlY5n-0A_ygA0uSWoyPQibC5fX2hjieUPS_-EkRc7eTo5HzNHT5XDMZ176vBIax6M/s2048/IMG_1592.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXoYebX4HYtYIoujzkMq7XdXbddHr-USdIZCHUtYv4ao0UAuY1LqrS6a7k8BlTdoyL23Q89cvZMSURlY5n-0A_ygA0uSWoyPQibC5fX2hjieUPS_-EkRc7eTo5HzNHT5XDMZ176vBIax6M/w400-h300/IMG_1592.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I think this is in front of triple falls - which counted as THREE falls on an 8 falls hike. Not really a fair count in my opinion. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MVtD5ePu63Rr9CU2Xj93x5m-w6CVilQnuhrMy9WHFc8r78TFMYyHj6jAT0LZTLRrFD4jatlEcGdTxzoDGtldSi8o1Bg4oZSQEfZqNBL4e3hdPZByXikFiOUlvA8HcokCZr0dQArUKB6p/s2048/IMG_1597.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MVtD5ePu63Rr9CU2Xj93x5m-w6CVilQnuhrMy9WHFc8r78TFMYyHj6jAT0LZTLRrFD4jatlEcGdTxzoDGtldSi8o1Bg4oZSQEfZqNBL4e3hdPZByXikFiOUlvA8HcokCZr0dQArUKB6p/w300-h400/IMG_1597.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is part of bridal veil falls. I hiked up that left side on the dry rock to the very top of it which is around the curve at the top of the pic. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHqaL9-Xk0JCKKuLvJQf6smUBh8M7vGu-sbqmr5IIYtI-zrbdRPC_MGYaF7CSsCWdONnYMQA3_FFzKdu7Nqrl9IvhX3AK0vu_8UINKT2d10y7YgFnjmyk2tPimmSNLtVPv6t1USS40RVS/s2048/IMG_1601.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHqaL9-Xk0JCKKuLvJQf6smUBh8M7vGu-sbqmr5IIYtI-zrbdRPC_MGYaF7CSsCWdONnYMQA3_FFzKdu7Nqrl9IvhX3AK0vu_8UINKT2d10y7YgFnjmyk2tPimmSNLtVPv6t1USS40RVS/w480-h640/IMG_1601.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This was our view of the falls from where we sat on some rocks for a snack break before I hiked up.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGYK03iCCf3GVybmz_onQ9jrPq2VCEniRJqfYUMAkoNgsPpMVUm-rD51dLJdNaxnB6f6EE98vpSpd-lfW03N-xEfoQeQ3HuVwsfAs6EVlv5PUvgtiUZoRwGv_LsLRI3e9-gmGyCkprKgm/s2048/IMG_1608.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGYK03iCCf3GVybmz_onQ9jrPq2VCEniRJqfYUMAkoNgsPpMVUm-rD51dLJdNaxnB6f6EE98vpSpd-lfW03N-xEfoQeQ3HuVwsfAs6EVlv5PUvgtiUZoRwGv_LsLRI3e9-gmGyCkprKgm/w640-h480/IMG_1608.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In the dry sections, there were lots of these little bowls holding old water. I'm assuming the water is from recent rains or when the rains swell the waterfalls enough to flow over all the rocks.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZ_GQXQTKKRQNtuDtCjJBFhJSUHsD5PaAWD-R6ydH3XzUfMNzozu6iyavSxW5_Sy-ziRdO8ExSbbcm4HIy5I0DTS3zxmJAgwrBdaIfe1FyeTM6PCa3jXXkRYMkWL5rfrMkJ3hSJVGVOOL/s2048/IMG_1611.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZ_GQXQTKKRQNtuDtCjJBFhJSUHsD5PaAWD-R6ydH3XzUfMNzozu6iyavSxW5_Sy-ziRdO8ExSbbcm4HIy5I0DTS3zxmJAgwrBdaIfe1FyeTM6PCa3jXXkRYMkWL5rfrMkJ3hSJVGVOOL/w300-h400/IMG_1611.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This was looking back down at Leslie who is sitting in the shadows of the tree with my teal blue backpack in front of her. We had watched a guy who looked like he knew was he was doing hike up first and then after talking to him, I decided it was worth trying. It was awesome!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_x35S5UwFTjAwbXdnFLPqIOJd0clRGpNhCqcjwClZC8iozOolM3H4XN_LmAqPisRf3TvaX2xq62W7ItcWw7EAXJbapj2Ksa7DAf7uMQQ4xIOoJtvDY-lu6HQMmGf2zRlZbKtZvPAn-QSb/s2048/IMG_1613.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_x35S5UwFTjAwbXdnFLPqIOJd0clRGpNhCqcjwClZC8iozOolM3H4XN_LmAqPisRf3TvaX2xq62W7ItcWw7EAXJbapj2Ksa7DAf7uMQQ4xIOoJtvDY-lu6HQMmGf2zRlZbKtZvPAn-QSb/w480-h640/IMG_1613.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This was the top section of the falls.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNvZ3lLGrfv9w6tEaLew4wRlHMh_wZdVZnDNEAKGT5m4iqKJ4FJDaCaptQlDQ9v1rTjuBMxtazy0LGdFoNVzXdk9C4f6u_pO5B9MnK78WzEfrDvAjNjJqlNt0U27SgejNtWXStOEOM-E4/s2048/IMG_1618.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNvZ3lLGrfv9w6tEaLew4wRlHMh_wZdVZnDNEAKGT5m4iqKJ4FJDaCaptQlDQ9v1rTjuBMxtazy0LGdFoNVzXdk9C4f6u_pO5B9MnK78WzEfrDvAjNjJqlNt0U27SgejNtWXStOEOM-E4/w300-h400/IMG_1618.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is back down near the bottom but looking all the way to the top.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqWCiDMgdjcu3gFT3adl7rrBpmoo8KT678ET0pZUoFtpNv-0ZEkFEBZ61zosV5o9dk1IcBs5RF9LcgR2ds5Pn-Osi7UABULC7kgyhEhFzT4W44Ae1INBPHq0W5UJKqzZeeS307tS-FmXn/s2048/IMG_1622.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqWCiDMgdjcu3gFT3adl7rrBpmoo8KT678ET0pZUoFtpNv-0ZEkFEBZ61zosV5o9dk1IcBs5RF9LcgR2ds5Pn-Osi7UABULC7kgyhEhFzT4W44Ae1INBPHq0W5UJKqzZeeS307tS-FmXn/w480-h640/IMG_1622.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>All these falls were just so pretty! Looking back at these pics now while its full fall color here in Michigan makes me want to go there in the fall season next time to see the beautiful colors!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMNBzG_yKGz02-caDcSLc15KN8-fFA3u6iBjdjgLZPjIhdOeeVcVw5GGiKCqCaV-i1JLupcP7KEl3mEw4vQznwNI509JtWeAlMCEOhVag00mZG5T_KvO1XYJ3G2frpg0cLMEk4P1DXCil/s2048/IMG_1627.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMNBzG_yKGz02-caDcSLc15KN8-fFA3u6iBjdjgLZPjIhdOeeVcVw5GGiKCqCaV-i1JLupcP7KEl3mEw4vQznwNI509JtWeAlMCEOhVag00mZG5T_KvO1XYJ3G2frpg0cLMEk4P1DXCil/w480-h640/IMG_1627.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I think it was Hooker Falls here where we sat along the edge and soaked our tired feet in the cold water.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQa9Z8aHlnrsMICGs4KOtulVRne3EGvi-QMuwhP3_wIP3vg75-0HHye0JiVJNuofx5vJ4SHiTCYvMB52hNmgAmvrPmnGBjZ76TdEcWymnn9u-LrWovwoNele7heiO-Hr1bIjBjFv0VCX1u/s2048/IMG_1628.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQa9Z8aHlnrsMICGs4KOtulVRne3EGvi-QMuwhP3_wIP3vg75-0HHye0JiVJNuofx5vJ4SHiTCYvMB52hNmgAmvrPmnGBjZ76TdEcWymnn9u-LrWovwoNele7heiO-Hr1bIjBjFv0VCX1u/s320/IMG_1628.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And took a selfie!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFVM22LnTqGOJkUBeh2pnXDu3dAOsDgxqd1TyRk-ItkpAY9F3tCBGWPHA2hRqMNEYNdWJ_t2YjXSG8pocTQ4JJRVfQNE8U7p0x4F_YXajHUvLFr2AFogyPzdKV1VxhQxSL4IOppxTIewr/s2048/IMG_1630.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFVM22LnTqGOJkUBeh2pnXDu3dAOsDgxqd1TyRk-ItkpAY9F3tCBGWPHA2hRqMNEYNdWJ_t2YjXSG8pocTQ4JJRVfQNE8U7p0x4F_YXajHUvLFr2AFogyPzdKV1VxhQxSL4IOppxTIewr/w400-h300/IMG_1630.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And then I snuck one in of Leslie enjoying a moment of solitude.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yCNgmBNbdJQTQo2ze_aje4_tuUsq4Q91VBEiKpravs1mk-y3RoCb0UjTpulU_E4xnSQVHlwr757rRx1D2j5iOqyy9NTuAaQpZ-8m6ao5XAjAF-VAq1ut3wif8R_Mz28E0FRMbxJzORGv/s2048/IMG_1634.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yCNgmBNbdJQTQo2ze_aje4_tuUsq4Q91VBEiKpravs1mk-y3RoCb0UjTpulU_E4xnSQVHlwr757rRx1D2j5iOqyy9NTuAaQpZ-8m6ao5XAjAF-VAq1ut3wif8R_Mz28E0FRMbxJzORGv/w400-h300/IMG_1634.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Despite, or maybe because, of our many years of friendship, we have become quite good travel companions!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIIqJau6g0hWPnTRlI717jF8sRw93x1jwXDHT2dSqTXEw4iVC031xhrobIumBP_zk3AuTpkGjD31p5OmIxDTW-ovhN_UXMBqUK0r99L9yAO2DzBgv_S9vS1WeHNKRtSbnocejCYlP0ZO2/s2048/IMG_1642.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIIqJau6g0hWPnTRlI717jF8sRw93x1jwXDHT2dSqTXEw4iVC031xhrobIumBP_zk3AuTpkGjD31p5OmIxDTW-ovhN_UXMBqUK0r99L9yAO2DzBgv_S9vS1WeHNKRtSbnocejCYlP0ZO2/w300-h400/IMG_1642.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A rare patch of quiet water!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWY9lRSjo3bP_QigeOk9eiH7xBHIqb71mOUEWKQCahBHwzQA8k5f1NAN-olj2dK1hRAjMKyMVkqoE1FKMWlTuJGL33N6Nwy1OGgtnLPAvvAdOj4rv_Opsb18jNUoXYiGvlt6ep8JPP2Wf/s2048/IMG_1647.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWY9lRSjo3bP_QigeOk9eiH7xBHIqb71mOUEWKQCahBHwzQA8k5f1NAN-olj2dK1hRAjMKyMVkqoE1FKMWlTuJGL33N6Nwy1OGgtnLPAvvAdOj4rv_Opsb18jNUoXYiGvlt6ep8JPP2Wf/w480-h640/IMG_1647.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In front of the Asheville Museum of Art. It was closed due to Covid. We just happened to walk past on our trot around the city looking for a place to eat dinner. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiniXCGo3n_lF45hkfQHQRm6ObwhHxiadtjH9m-QDH39k0q51eeqY4WcaLbMbeQ78TpdmkiXZyVuaR5a919nDZb59QvsLRKcnGPi6KOE9UEuIRTLxqdhEue4lKymgolOPztwkYFxPCa6_wv/s2048/IMG_1651.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiniXCGo3n_lF45hkfQHQRm6ObwhHxiadtjH9m-QDH39k0q51eeqY4WcaLbMbeQ78TpdmkiXZyVuaR5a919nDZb59QvsLRKcnGPi6KOE9UEuIRTLxqdhEue4lKymgolOPztwkYFxPCa6_wv/w400-h300/IMG_1651.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I posted the pic below on Facebook a few days ago and several people commented how good I looked. I had to laugh. After we got done hiking this day, we changed from our sweaty shorts and t-shirts into our summer-ish dresses in the car for our "night on the town" (more like early bird dinner special!!!) in Asheville. On the way back to the cabin, we traveled part of the Blue Ridge Parkway and stopped at several of the "scenic turnouts" with their amazing views of the mountains. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhcKPvLiXVOAzMI6HCCl-QNvaARaLfmm1w_Nherv9JSm8upeDp5ub_lQ93BNINtFkeZADwyUFYvokdNkOB-aYjmdTNfLKzCZh2tEDJIph5o95zQ6f3GejRXaiNJA2hXyZjFedb1fQulGV-/s2048/IMG_1656.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhcKPvLiXVOAzMI6HCCl-QNvaARaLfmm1w_Nherv9JSm8upeDp5ub_lQ93BNINtFkeZADwyUFYvokdNkOB-aYjmdTNfLKzCZh2tEDJIph5o95zQ6f3GejRXaiNJA2hXyZjFedb1fQulGV-/w400-h300/IMG_1656.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Beautiful perfection of nature!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSFXncUUi4hBl7buDDLx0CES1stPJ1Lc-gdTmdjGAcYadlwbDarysytUYI0ijal3cZyUyZjMAu4-M7nnH0Vb9We8_3LhKZcY-7B2BfhQ5PHR9rM3zAw8Abaf8OmAwyHeU-m7qn1ZdIaF0/s2048/IMG_1666.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSFXncUUi4hBl7buDDLx0CES1stPJ1Lc-gdTmdjGAcYadlwbDarysytUYI0ijal3cZyUyZjMAu4-M7nnH0Vb9We8_3LhKZcY-7B2BfhQ5PHR9rM3zAw8Abaf8OmAwyHeU-m7qn1ZdIaF0/w640-h480/IMG_1666.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324891797812462888.post-86708722124987393972020-10-01T18:46:00.002-04:002020-10-01T18:46:49.307-04:00Covid Tripping to NC<p> Last spring I had a trip planned to go hiking in the Asheville area of NC with my childhood friend, Leslie. (Okay, it seems really weird to call her a childhood friend since I'm sure we much more mature than mere children even if we were like 11 and 12 years old...). She is also one of the few people who actually read my blog. HA! But that trip got canceled due to the Covid pandemic and we waited and waited...finally tentatively rescheduling for just after Labor Day. And actually went!! </p><p>Most reports were showing the airports were empty (true enough illustrated in the first pic below in Detroit), Delta wasn't filling all the seats and we were going to be hiking - so not exactly in the thick of the population. We took all the necessary precautions including plenty of hand sanitizer, Clorox wipes, masks, etc.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0PsRVcKigxTnEaKIqmm34CLnZz6m_wzjCkqz_3MwCAaV7bE9TJ8bI21NQtYQdAxL8hoOoYzKHmGUdlVB66j4wKzIczchOrUeHXXMDAAafoFCQDGuvzwYZqTGl4x_lPB-uMs37SSYYF_9/s2048/IMG_1500.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0PsRVcKigxTnEaKIqmm34CLnZz6m_wzjCkqz_3MwCAaV7bE9TJ8bI21NQtYQdAxL8hoOoYzKHmGUdlVB66j4wKzIczchOrUeHXXMDAAafoFCQDGuvzwYZqTGl4x_lPB-uMs37SSYYF_9/w300-h400/IMG_1500.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>First stop was Charlotte since that's where we flew in. Not much open there so we walked around a mostly deserted city on a Tuesday.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZgXqKCMCijXvzR_szQen0U5BHwp3l6Ht1ZzF5fxDU3BcrkCugUr6yzP3921nz83tfUUwkDoBuegTa8gxP_B13q7_A743UkOF76oa2tSjl-lzaHHfVH8Yu4zOpyAPtlCyWc2f4otRTsNI/s2048/IMG_1508.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZgXqKCMCijXvzR_szQen0U5BHwp3l6Ht1ZzF5fxDU3BcrkCugUr6yzP3921nz83tfUUwkDoBuegTa8gxP_B13q7_A743UkOF76oa2tSjl-lzaHHfVH8Yu4zOpyAPtlCyWc2f4otRTsNI/w300-h400/IMG_1508.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>That included a really old cemetery with some ancient headstones.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OBdWEgbpgS53r8n4UFmBbj_p-ezKJ8rY8DsVmE8rvD7Hk5xkVXoxvwwR4H7Ic23sCZYYmm6cZG0klVTwMEPidJ78mBhweclEtnRR94VrV3xj0S7SAbDCiNyHgTJBVRn4EXIU8crTRhL8/s2048/IMG_1509.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OBdWEgbpgS53r8n4UFmBbj_p-ezKJ8rY8DsVmE8rvD7Hk5xkVXoxvwwR4H7Ic23sCZYYmm6cZG0klVTwMEPidJ78mBhweclEtnRR94VrV3xj0S7SAbDCiNyHgTJBVRn4EXIU8crTRhL8/w300-h400/IMG_1509.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The next day we headed up towards Brevard where we had a cabin booked for a few nights. In looking for a breakfast place, we ironically ended up at Tryon - the huge new horse park that I had wanted to go to for a show!! The place is amazing.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsyQT1BMlz_NC8sGquboznnk2FN0gb6rKv_2ghQrARgaMUTnszWq_LjgStRqpXIyWZBZkVjJYhy7bIh7_UhJfQhv8FJ51R414vaxFZlfXMdqx9bOXkkezN65h8h8UU0C14-lcXpj5zkru/s2048/IMG_1514.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsyQT1BMlz_NC8sGquboznnk2FN0gb6rKv_2ghQrARgaMUTnszWq_LjgStRqpXIyWZBZkVjJYhy7bIh7_UhJfQhv8FJ51R414vaxFZlfXMdqx9bOXkkezN65h8h8UU0C14-lcXpj5zkru/w640-h480/IMG_1514.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There are cool horse sculptures and more arenas than I could count. There is one in the background behind this horse statue.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9YgfSWO2BQKklsWMBtTKIf-8o6UyXrftgAVxczeofN4jLp9WtFGbRbkkSsDepJJRmQy8aV2Eu5eZX_un8rPQipvxO6ZPz9TvMEH9y3-HJtzorDysnwn1DZQwD7WlkEuGUGo305I8HToa/s2048/IMG_1517.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9YgfSWO2BQKklsWMBtTKIf-8o6UyXrftgAVxczeofN4jLp9WtFGbRbkkSsDepJJRmQy8aV2Eu5eZX_un8rPQipvxO6ZPz9TvMEH9y3-HJtzorDysnwn1DZQwD7WlkEuGUGo305I8HToa/w400-h300/IMG_1517.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is the main grandstand arena. Unbelievable! There are stands and ringside tables and suites and oh my it's so nice!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uyPaKTfAYUZrRolS1EXylubbTRTM1a3zU15sBJrZ6bqFhIhIFEBLsoofAujRNu8Onv3_TSx1CwCzY7eXzyZ-gp3FNz0wMZeZrxOV4Dg5lh7XXGM-Nfj4xhohJ6BiHE1B4DHwRK1yomvb/s2048/IMG_1518.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uyPaKTfAYUZrRolS1EXylubbTRTM1a3zU15sBJrZ6bqFhIhIFEBLsoofAujRNu8Onv3_TSx1CwCzY7eXzyZ-gp3FNz0wMZeZrxOV4Dg5lh7XXGM-Nfj4xhohJ6BiHE1B4DHwRK1yomvb/s320/IMG_1518.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next stop was the famous Chimney Rock. It doesn't look like all that much from this angle but we had already driven a good way up the mountain then took a shuttle up some more followed by a 7 story elevator ride!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitHfdRpyxRJVbFNhofn5bn0hWQ8_eZgzOTPWJOJG37-nBAbAmZUURCW07zNjrqOGjRt1nZP5drrH_u0paT5rDXk7HcJRICoPnZAUsUatn6o8Ne5zL9gDviDT3EwJHIhcZefs3ZJCBUKw4U/s2048/IMG_1523.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitHfdRpyxRJVbFNhofn5bn0hWQ8_eZgzOTPWJOJG37-nBAbAmZUURCW07zNjrqOGjRt1nZP5drrH_u0paT5rDXk7HcJRICoPnZAUsUatn6o8Ne5zL9gDviDT3EwJHIhcZefs3ZJCBUKw4U/w640-h480/IMG_1523.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxv7NJOf676JKGFOSWNonLeOUU15lSy6bJm2cZpTdYeMwDnivTdeTBsZXYxH4sjc14j9lj0hNQuK5-G2b3M9plDSerj-26APQqT8vqn8g9owxvutQVPNXw9c2RpJV7BkGPJOoRyvFzKfL/s2048/IMG_1528.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxv7NJOf676JKGFOSWNonLeOUU15lSy6bJm2cZpTdYeMwDnivTdeTBsZXYxH4sjc14j9lj0hNQuK5-G2b3M9plDSerj-26APQqT8vqn8g9owxvutQVPNXw9c2RpJV7BkGPJOoRyvFzKfL/w300-h400/IMG_1528.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The view was pretty amazing. And Leslie was a good sport about modeling for me!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcftomcUVIg2RN35A4-rQQeYZcwrYpXmwW_uP9JLgk3fPe044A9zAEUC7U9ACVVKyEbTg8LnJQ0YCNHGJBF0urWDEtSXPobtEBkNyrMXtxL9Ovj1BkTOXp798_mvANFlocTCDkVWP0g3Qu/s2048/IMG_1538.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcftomcUVIg2RN35A4-rQQeYZcwrYpXmwW_uP9JLgk3fPe044A9zAEUC7U9ACVVKyEbTg8LnJQ0YCNHGJBF0urWDEtSXPobtEBkNyrMXtxL9Ovj1BkTOXp798_mvANFlocTCDkVWP0g3Qu/w300-h400/IMG_1538.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This angel gives a much better perspective of how crazy Chimney Rock is just jutting out of the side of this mountain. I still want to know how people got up there before they put the stairs in...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpMbGonr-VqtuuxDJuLdbPpYVbC8RXQrC5eoIWlOvM77VOceDAEjbuHuKqz30EDSLid88HbWiEiaHJUPFGct9d0v5XSzfPQstK9E50D6EN_MebiOn-pwci8DySdGdxkAsUwf3NeW7MEk1/s2048/IMG_1545.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpMbGonr-VqtuuxDJuLdbPpYVbC8RXQrC5eoIWlOvM77VOceDAEjbuHuKqz30EDSLid88HbWiEiaHJUPFGct9d0v5XSzfPQstK9E50D6EN_MebiOn-pwci8DySdGdxkAsUwf3NeW7MEk1/w640-h480/IMG_1545.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This rock formation isn't as big but it's still pretty cool - called Devil's Head.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYduoqyEwZDU3NsuQGbTUPJeD9DGSE_-ZoMViffQadN3jpokt4AekP6xKyo8iJubGJYtYsLJQLywHABf9yvzp01_1MAoNasWnXNpCcenga8pHGGmkry_t0YDgx2qsC_R28dg8pP0MtfZhyphenhyphen/s2048/IMG_1546.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYduoqyEwZDU3NsuQGbTUPJeD9DGSE_-ZoMViffQadN3jpokt4AekP6xKyo8iJubGJYtYsLJQLywHABf9yvzp01_1MAoNasWnXNpCcenga8pHGGmkry_t0YDgx2qsC_R28dg8pP0MtfZhyphenhyphen/w300-h400/IMG_1546.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As we climbed up the clouds started to break up giving us some blue sky!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARL9RkpYNzDSTYf63ufrcM93G2BFXlouTq940MxbCpX4zsyrSADh6TncLCf1OoFKL_PmmP53S3458Qr141ubi4mLcvHQNXRkxhA6HOe2EK7XnkypglstmMQSnTWXI0uL_yqs-e724WmFp/s2048/IMG_1558.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARL9RkpYNzDSTYf63ufrcM93G2BFXlouTq940MxbCpX4zsyrSADh6TncLCf1OoFKL_PmmP53S3458Qr141ubi4mLcvHQNXRkxhA6HOe2EK7XnkypglstmMQSnTWXI0uL_yqs-e724WmFp/w640-h480/IMG_1558.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The flag wasn't up when we were actually on the rock but they put it up when we were up higher - so it was kinda cool to look down to see it going up!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQIAHBz3w91vZT8yfwQy0dEHAr9adXLov6TB6hLTQZyzzQxpGc5ztDToyXbikaI1KntgpVppzrUt8mDEN3oxerJDJlSandC-Zfz-NRBwYd2AZBaWtNhUwijf3o98J0sJ6DCb2cvRJAe_A/s2048/IMG_1572.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQIAHBz3w91vZT8yfwQy0dEHAr9adXLov6TB6hLTQZyzzQxpGc5ztDToyXbikaI1KntgpVppzrUt8mDEN3oxerJDJlSandC-Zfz-NRBwYd2AZBaWtNhUwijf3o98J0sJ6DCb2cvRJAe_A/w480-h640/IMG_1572.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovrFTZizyw-1LAkuM1lbtU7ieRjEpBraLwv0UQkBVl4wBxOA3aNXzqnyHBQzRFPpCI1Dq-BJdghi8xbjlC52IHDDR3J8jD55w3Lh3x_OO82rO2rYT3vmQwNUjpg-k0kuHP1zMUh6teVy9/s2048/IMG_1574.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovrFTZizyw-1LAkuM1lbtU7ieRjEpBraLwv0UQkBVl4wBxOA3aNXzqnyHBQzRFPpCI1Dq-BJdghi8xbjlC52IHDDR3J8jD55w3Lh3x_OO82rO2rYT3vmQwNUjpg-k0kuHP1zMUh6teVy9/w300-h400/IMG_1574.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Looking back up at the rock is kinda scary to see it just sort of perched on top like that! </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3WIJn86WkO27I0Fmv7J60Ydr0FXWjaXXx81p7itEyNaQ3jc5qkC0qD5jjxfPYKsblPwJWOlMZH0EMHu_mMHdwyAIWPg8qVKMsGws_Bg_u3xN6jppxkq7G2eDA2Gr3F08nsR-sWrrCmO7/s2048/IMG_1579.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3WIJn86WkO27I0Fmv7J60Ydr0FXWjaXXx81p7itEyNaQ3jc5qkC0qD5jjxfPYKsblPwJWOlMZH0EMHu_mMHdwyAIWPg8qVKMsGws_Bg_u3xN6jppxkq7G2eDA2Gr3F08nsR-sWrrCmO7/w480-h640/IMG_1579.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next stop, in a sprinkle of rain, was the Lake Lure Flower Bridge. It's an old bridge over a narrow part of the lake alongside the NEW bridge that has been turned into a garden. It's pretty cool!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2od5644EINZYt-v0ZIOS-5eFnA3uyWx9FJ4leV23FP33EvqDXui-5B5EO4X9lSwKfd2pQGEZdhh1zqotytFHF4vxiuSRTEN3H1rjpMJtrsj1ChvX5X9pk8u3vxIcsc-V7yg0ejiA8qU7i/s2048/IMG_1583.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2od5644EINZYt-v0ZIOS-5eFnA3uyWx9FJ4leV23FP33EvqDXui-5B5EO4X9lSwKfd2pQGEZdhh1zqotytFHF4vxiuSRTEN3H1rjpMJtrsj1ChvX5X9pk8u3vxIcsc-V7yg0ejiA8qU7i/w480-h640/IMG_1583.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>After this, we headed to our little cabin which would be home for the next 3 nights!</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324891797812462888.post-85981288705562923632020-09-18T09:56:00.001-04:002020-09-18T09:56:01.014-04:00Henrik and The Orchid<p><br /></p><p>When we found this little guy a few years ago I had never owned a cat. Didn't know squat about them other than what I knew from barn cats over the years of having horses. I admit I like his company. </p><p>A few months ago we found out he is in kidney failure. The vet said it could be a few weeks or a couple of years. He is sick all the time now...he throws up so much food that I have to give him medicine to stimulate his appetite to eat more so he doesn't lose any more weight. It's also supposed to help with nausea and some days it does. Other days, not so much. So I celebrate every day with him and try to catch him doing the "normal" things like perching in the window by my beautiful orchid.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-0r1XMSr-13-ote6OQ-GH8aN_FYg5Gb6tr2FnAJu6CSumB_BtwOI7DSINRoI_MhhCUfy2a5nyU5Q5WTNBAKGAarbY58QJKCNgXLwzomQ_GBAhKFM0Nip1i3bSLQQCcXTGsFIlnfIcnE3/s2048/IMG_1470.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-0r1XMSr-13-ote6OQ-GH8aN_FYg5Gb6tr2FnAJu6CSumB_BtwOI7DSINRoI_MhhCUfy2a5nyU5Q5WTNBAKGAarbY58QJKCNgXLwzomQ_GBAhKFM0Nip1i3bSLQQCcXTGsFIlnfIcnE3/s640/IMG_1470.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324891797812462888.post-68490933750383791032020-09-17T09:29:00.001-04:002020-09-17T09:29:00.370-04:00Up North Trip - last 2 days<p> </p><p>On Saturday we slept in a little, tired from our fun-filled Friday, which hadn't ended until close to midnight since we decided to head out to find some dark skies for star gazing while the sky was still clear of clouds (and it was amazing!!). The morning sky was overcast and there was rain in the forecast but we figured we had time to get to the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie before it started and then make our way into the lower peninsula while it rained. </p><p>The museum at the locks was close for covid but they did have nice signs on the fence giving all the history that was really interesting. We were lucky enough that the rain held off just as this huge freighter pulled in and we watched as it raised up to move from Lake Huron to Lake Superior (or maybe it was the other way...).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFi1U-Y3ThLPujdv93GzU4AiKSJ4x9ULFeGInCmByAz4gUPrY4tut-K6Djw7ZBS1mB0rDfDC1L9QfQ_IWW5dpuXxI0UX-zYQLvBCK86Djh1dJoyPyATg33d5E4ZYVW1PaIvYtXt5QOV355/s2639/IMG_1398.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="2639" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFi1U-Y3ThLPujdv93GzU4AiKSJ4x9ULFeGInCmByAz4gUPrY4tut-K6Djw7ZBS1mB0rDfDC1L9QfQ_IWW5dpuXxI0UX-zYQLvBCK86Djh1dJoyPyATg33d5E4ZYVW1PaIvYtXt5QOV355/s640/IMG_1398.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Our next planned stop was Petoskey but as we were driving, a friend of Garry's called and suggested we stop at Leg's, a famous German restaurant in Cross Village on Lake Michigan which then leads to the "Tunnel of Trees" on M-119. We were game! The rain that we had traveling south had moved out and the sun was peaking out as we arrived! This place is known for its marvelous gardens overlooking the lake and they didn't disappoint although I didn't actually take many pics of them. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lsjGp0uktpZZWZHNY2JJm-tefABQQXPteN1QNFKbNYtrOnyjAwdydQ6MYUIR8YgW_aDTNMhMaSFbDH5TqALBj1aGP1Wy5jbiCVssrYUyTCv-mE-yvFzhlo2o4n7vpoEvTkMQA9_JuJkX/s2048/IMG_1399.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lsjGp0uktpZZWZHNY2JJm-tefABQQXPteN1QNFKbNYtrOnyjAwdydQ6MYUIR8YgW_aDTNMhMaSFbDH5TqALBj1aGP1Wy5jbiCVssrYUyTCv-mE-yvFzhlo2o4n7vpoEvTkMQA9_JuJkX/s640/IMG_1399.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Garry and I aren't big drinkers but we decided "day drinking' was in order for us to kick back in the Adirondack chairs and enjoy the view while we waited for our table. It was early afternoon - about 2 pm - but this place was packed on a Saturday! Covid be damned!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYXi-oIxY8pBpbMBLJjs6x-ap5gcU8LFR5Gl_MtmWelmucKi70X2dMhEK9UgCkwH43tANdVgV8LXhFMNQGoQmx-8Blpe05_cSwaRRNjObQ7266RE6kH5jqcpv-ytPp-10F4d6QnqUn61g/s2048/IMG_1400.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYXi-oIxY8pBpbMBLJjs6x-ap5gcU8LFR5Gl_MtmWelmucKi70X2dMhEK9UgCkwH43tANdVgV8LXhFMNQGoQmx-8Blpe05_cSwaRRNjObQ7266RE6kH5jqcpv-ytPp-10F4d6QnqUn61g/s640/IMG_1400.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I think we look a little ridiculously happy! We hadn't even really had more than a sip of our drinks!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvvR_FWmhmex4ZdiTORK0V0eD6EZ8AVP1l-hlyjL9Xy_yhXe4qeRxV1dLJu9-_G0YF0JP5JFTAAUHuB0r3V7hFKCMNp-5Rx-QXb6Q1usDIOIGbmVT_C_BnDxaPaZBlEnOLcIye41CrAoR/s2048/IMG_1402+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvvR_FWmhmex4ZdiTORK0V0eD6EZ8AVP1l-hlyjL9Xy_yhXe4qeRxV1dLJu9-_G0YF0JP5JFTAAUHuB0r3V7hFKCMNp-5Rx-QXb6Q1usDIOIGbmVT_C_BnDxaPaZBlEnOLcIye41CrAoR/s640/IMG_1402+%25281%2529.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Legs is named after the white table legs that are part of the architecture of this old stone building.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMn4lEGNWybObciXk9iu8xWRiBMlLRCM_9bDYFdyJVFSEgvANL0a1IBufJCibFqDvyOOzChUbxfVa8mkO2-cmbKGovcJxTXJmfnqbdpYPzBDd_6hu3NMiFcBL-IndeErfpRRrnwHdvbyM/s2048/IMG_1407.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1945" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMn4lEGNWybObciXk9iu8xWRiBMlLRCM_9bDYFdyJVFSEgvANL0a1IBufJCibFqDvyOOzChUbxfVa8mkO2-cmbKGovcJxTXJmfnqbdpYPzBDd_6hu3NMiFcBL-IndeErfpRRrnwHdvbyM/s640/IMG_1407.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>YOu can see them a little better in this pic. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_vXQkM_3BdB__Ujyo8bU_TnjP3oAX4bK6G1bqDvpOzaMlhzgIpvLtaXcVUZfsRwroNtU8SpCkfaxk_ly6dAbOfVrY7VHPXDz87A4DSa1M9C_MHRxRM0MYaNc2QoC8gth2QkqGAB44NYq/s2048/IMG_1408.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_vXQkM_3BdB__Ujyo8bU_TnjP3oAX4bK6G1bqDvpOzaMlhzgIpvLtaXcVUZfsRwroNtU8SpCkfaxk_ly6dAbOfVrY7VHPXDz87A4DSa1M9C_MHRxRM0MYaNc2QoC8gth2QkqGAB44NYq/s640/IMG_1408.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next stop - Petoskey! After a visit to The Inn at Bay Harbor, one of my favorite resort hotels EVER, we hit the Skyline Trail to walk through the old-growth pine forest. I had done part of this trail last year and LOVED it. I couldn't wait to take Garry there and it didn't disappoint. Walking in this section is just so ethereal. The ground is so softly covered in pine needles - you almost spring into your next step. It was still a bit damp in the forest from the earlier rains and on the cool side but still so beautiful!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjM5QGypWGx2cc6FDrm_sUhD_eW1YOzyR7Y9pTJF1xGlchR9Lwst6M0sFdUX7hIj9r_SkzgtfbQPoju3qR_i3asxB4H2p1pM-aXl6K2c7PvxK9nbOvFyCsLMi2iEo_zGOv7s9kk6Vaxrii/s2048/IMG_1415+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjM5QGypWGx2cc6FDrm_sUhD_eW1YOzyR7Y9pTJF1xGlchR9Lwst6M0sFdUX7hIj9r_SkzgtfbQPoju3qR_i3asxB4H2p1pM-aXl6K2c7PvxK9nbOvFyCsLMi2iEo_zGOv7s9kk6Vaxrii/s640/IMG_1415+%25281%2529.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>About a mile out on the trail you come to this lookout. It wasn't sunset yet but with the clouds moving back in, it was starting to turn the sky.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbqb2tjCeF5y6yKClzlVLts80W8K9pzE6TwcWXH9FkFzZAxdRuED9pStxdh5uksKYlCL-P5LLRAwdb7E2rGObu6ottHWhxKNC5Mt9MvWmSJBJgp2wuwMjhVZtLd_QDFtmicJezzHofkmk/s2048/IMG_1419+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbqb2tjCeF5y6yKClzlVLts80W8K9pzE6TwcWXH9FkFzZAxdRuED9pStxdh5uksKYlCL-P5LLRAwdb7E2rGObu6ottHWhxKNC5Mt9MvWmSJBJgp2wuwMjhVZtLd_QDFtmicJezzHofkmk/s640/IMG_1419+%25281%2529.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We went much further than I had gone last year and loved this section of deciduous trees that were blowing in the wind making those most wonderful sounds!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKt46nvNPT9hvHXE6JIWr96fUxr_f-AtrLYkbL5Hh4hwMQpRB7c26n7V_5m9hy6xVTchwa37Mv4O0zizbgUTt9x_0g2Idd5dekd0MthQ2auvdLosMfxPY1iTMVn0nt7UhAeGR7kU59jG3/s2048/IMG_1420.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKt46nvNPT9hvHXE6JIWr96fUxr_f-AtrLYkbL5Hh4hwMQpRB7c26n7V_5m9hy6xVTchwa37Mv4O0zizbgUTt9x_0g2Idd5dekd0MthQ2auvdLosMfxPY1iTMVn0nt7UhAeGR7kU59jG3/s640/IMG_1420.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We left the hike and bee-lined it back to Bay Harbor to catch the sunset. Unfortunately, the clouds were just a little too dark and heavy for there to be many colors. But it was still a nice way to wrap up the evening sitting on the rocks with Garry trying to split the shale with a sharp stone.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEEitrsCNwpY5usVpqNwhvmDclPHT1Va04rSMewXWLTF88T37Tk7-m9VcmQpbERO42m4B3RgiYCXuHZGFvGCBUskG-7Tv-3OK8LoTvVw4iF0MYBWsvFF3VzxNQ2nziiiAP5xKs5E_0d0I/s2048/IMG_1424.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEEitrsCNwpY5usVpqNwhvmDclPHT1Va04rSMewXWLTF88T37Tk7-m9VcmQpbERO42m4B3RgiYCXuHZGFvGCBUskG-7Tv-3OK8LoTvVw4iF0MYBWsvFF3VzxNQ2nziiiAP5xKs5E_0d0I/s640/IMG_1424.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Sunday morning was a bit of a whirlwind as we had to head home. We stopped in Charlevoix for breakfast and walk out to the lighthouse and around the docks. Then on to Boyne City where we walked along Lake Charlevoix and through the town where I had spent so much time as a kid. The pic below is at the Boyne City Park.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArSo7R4mtI6P-tvHmEjrG9-YIOCvfMFIOmo8yzwkYsWRCVaqMaBzjpOvOoFOMz8lNsTavvKxNvnwfSpJKoptaJNBL3O-MwLDkWBTzNWnh0bfoMwYYz60JCAhbtAthoiP-tzD8bDMweJ4m/s2048/IMG_1430+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArSo7R4mtI6P-tvHmEjrG9-YIOCvfMFIOmo8yzwkYsWRCVaqMaBzjpOvOoFOMz8lNsTavvKxNvnwfSpJKoptaJNBL3O-MwLDkWBTzNWnh0bfoMwYYz60JCAhbtAthoiP-tzD8bDMweJ4m/s640/IMG_1430+%25281%2529.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>From there we went to Boyne Mountain for a quick drive by since Garry had never been there and then on to Gaylord where we hoped to buy some cherries but...didn't happen. Next stop, Zehnders in Frankenmuth for their famous chicken dinner!!</div><div><br /></div><div>We were pretty much worn out and ready for home after stuffing ourselves with what ended up being our last big "meat" dinner! I don't think either of us has had more than a couple ounces of meat since then in our quest for better health. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_D-TqkusxhpWvwJhlWbNQfUjfOJLUpDI0YRDWf5litA4O3WJ7iBxYB3kKFBNDYQ3s-Qejk7PgWHb0Cp1hnwkFoxuCtIuyoYrV5mtNVLyse1Ppcd_B1jjJpVREn-WFjAAM9o7Mj9Qyc8yR/s2048/IMG_1435+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_D-TqkusxhpWvwJhlWbNQfUjfOJLUpDI0YRDWf5litA4O3WJ7iBxYB3kKFBNDYQ3s-Qejk7PgWHb0Cp1hnwkFoxuCtIuyoYrV5mtNVLyse1Ppcd_B1jjJpVREn-WFjAAM9o7Mj9Qyc8yR/s640/IMG_1435+%25281%2529.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><p>It was an amazing UP NORTH trip and we had a blast!!</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324891797812462888.post-2362585223849059252020-09-14T18:36:00.001-04:002020-09-14T18:36:00.330-04:00Up North Trip - Day 3<p> Day 3 started early! We needed to get from Mackinaw City to Munising for a fun little excursion I had planned. But first, we crossed the Mighty Mac - Garry's first time across!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjuLJccsjGa82GhtynzeIRZUv0maZ4i8E_IkFmWoe4OwbRT_Hbz5Ods71VxJZmqVMHt9PQxhxTZphiUMj47y68_Zhn6zbdpxKWE8QQjNBDpaLBABHSEtlDCCnSxwk8FiJBdTaVRHBVme2c/s2048/IMG_1278+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjuLJccsjGa82GhtynzeIRZUv0maZ4i8E_IkFmWoe4OwbRT_Hbz5Ods71VxJZmqVMHt9PQxhxTZphiUMj47y68_Zhn6zbdpxKWE8QQjNBDpaLBABHSEtlDCCnSxwk8FiJBdTaVRHBVme2c/s640/IMG_1278+%25281%2529.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We ended up arriving at our destination a little earlier than planned but found this pretty little waterfall just a short walk away. It was along the main road but was a nice diversion.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgtzf1GVSERo0sIIuXkKdLXohwc6p5kpGJkfDxn720gOAkri2pG8qQXAgITv9nUv_-oRkn7ve72U0ICXt50R6cEwdwo2W8zgUknT0QS8r3CoQqM8OF1h79GtCDPXwWKvzrPrKAjrybY7g/s2048/IMG_1286.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgtzf1GVSERo0sIIuXkKdLXohwc6p5kpGJkfDxn720gOAkri2pG8qQXAgITv9nUv_-oRkn7ve72U0ICXt50R6cEwdwo2W8zgUknT0QS8r3CoQqM8OF1h79GtCDPXwWKvzrPrKAjrybY7g/s640/IMG_1286.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A short while later, and a short bus ride, we were launching our kayaks at Pictured Rocks for a 3 hour excursion into Lake Superior! This was my first time to Pictured Rocks and my first time touching water in Lake Superior!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivB74OTMbSdOkGTBmfJzQ0FNKr-ny5Ewcyr_D_nhC9z2yuUOu2i90owT8bzQ1mrKdTOoT_AG4u0nEzyuZ3Ou1BcWzdpWaxBGQcyWM0-km82NsuZ7ujg_ttTmxpJMxe56q5P5G0rkg7_puj/s2048/IMG_1289+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivB74OTMbSdOkGTBmfJzQ0FNKr-ny5Ewcyr_D_nhC9z2yuUOu2i90owT8bzQ1mrKdTOoT_AG4u0nEzyuZ3Ou1BcWzdpWaxBGQcyWM0-km82NsuZ7ujg_ttTmxpJMxe56q5P5G0rkg7_puj/s640/IMG_1289+%25281%2529.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We had another perfect weather day with barely any wind. LOTS of people were out for this trip about 16 in our group but there were lots of other tour groups on the lake too. Fresh air sports in Covid times are pretty popular!!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXrCbA2vhC8G-2IXQcNySX8REeGP0R9L__Sl-Wygoa7Jvh2xcZwghtmDNRnnPi_G4VPVkWoZ5_Po9JIa2AC9xPujewBPK_y39ZkQvpHXtkfq7_x7mDgNgMiBbtSeM5PdlwQZS9Ii-kOVw/s2048/IMG_1297.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXrCbA2vhC8G-2IXQcNySX8REeGP0R9L__Sl-Wygoa7Jvh2xcZwghtmDNRnnPi_G4VPVkWoZ5_Po9JIa2AC9xPujewBPK_y39ZkQvpHXtkfq7_x7mDgNgMiBbtSeM5PdlwQZS9Ii-kOVw/s640/IMG_1297.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The rocks were really pretty - and having such great weather really let them show off.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAe8n_dp4Mp0r_JeAsWkgDnBAgviRbvbeTpiABgS6l_ieEhsVOOU5liq7q414bKdB1PL4h-DilTB-LX5_-hiiBi5OUXNE43gWZkn9ZQlb9pfI1NvNE4vtS4EO8mpKhDnRGdO_BPwZ7g177/s2048/IMG_1298.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAe8n_dp4Mp0r_JeAsWkgDnBAgviRbvbeTpiABgS6l_ieEhsVOOU5liq7q414bKdB1PL4h-DilTB-LX5_-hiiBi5OUXNE43gWZkn9ZQlb9pfI1NvNE4vtS4EO8mpKhDnRGdO_BPwZ7g177/s640/IMG_1298.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Again, the water looked almost tropical it was so blue and calm! Hard to imagine that it gets so rough on this lake that many big ships have sunk here.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEceSpn5v_aFfTtHxZ9_sYW6mGfHT-ETY6orUATBjyyquOLTgiDSZCKHv1xvGV0e7I8TF2LY3eGAl4PUq0iQIzB3bS1jpc9EIh-vlKCltLaqHCdp_tMONoHJKYfBlf3aDigHRqrFr3ASNJ/s2048/IMG_1306.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEceSpn5v_aFfTtHxZ9_sYW6mGfHT-ETY6orUATBjyyquOLTgiDSZCKHv1xvGV0e7I8TF2LY3eGAl4PUq0iQIzB3bS1jpc9EIh-vlKCltLaqHCdp_tMONoHJKYfBlf3aDigHRqrFr3ASNJ/s640/IMG_1306.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>They are a little hard to see but this area was filled with birds - it's a popular nesting area apparently.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorFDMKIK2z3myhkougxH1jQfxS0QygjYfm4dxwkfj1gjWewwE8hHbRWEl-bD4RNvbG2nDrejWjKTcjaArcT8TKYonODMrlHYRMji19BPHGtJEWExcE9MxnDxHihWvoDS38PtYlPjbGAqV/s2048/IMG_1312.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorFDMKIK2z3myhkougxH1jQfxS0QygjYfm4dxwkfj1gjWewwE8hHbRWEl-bD4RNvbG2nDrejWjKTcjaArcT8TKYonODMrlHYRMji19BPHGtJEWExcE9MxnDxHihWvoDS38PtYlPjbGAqV/s640/IMG_1312.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Garry had the front of the kayak and I was steering in the back. We both needed a good dose of sunshine for our ghostly skin!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-fRmORbUgAhsqLCsAWIvVnkJEtnOqKmGPwnqAox9imK0eUow6QVeC5htX0aUT7oa1WKYiEvHMSn8iCZmZB1sCyEatJN8dxEfuUsNzKUml7CDXrIzb1l2t5D9i2ruJAwHMxt_BKeYx3hW/s2048/IMG_1317+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-fRmORbUgAhsqLCsAWIvVnkJEtnOqKmGPwnqAox9imK0eUow6QVeC5htX0aUT7oa1WKYiEvHMSn8iCZmZB1sCyEatJN8dxEfuUsNzKUml7CDXrIzb1l2t5D9i2ruJAwHMxt_BKeYx3hW/s640/IMG_1317+%25281%2529.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Just beautiful!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQL43v3bqQSXZApCmNlNgYyAFcZHf5kL3wf0wCs_7jAH0jUkb-4eXBoHVMpcL8usrixL1ymowrnknvXjp-639QcKX8V-zMd6IDZCHS85GKudhyrTgqUeqjUGtKeRwJWqY3_Oly7P0mJZ94/s2048/IMG_1319.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQL43v3bqQSXZApCmNlNgYyAFcZHf5kL3wf0wCs_7jAH0jUkb-4eXBoHVMpcL8usrixL1ymowrnknvXjp-639QcKX8V-zMd6IDZCHS85GKudhyrTgqUeqjUGtKeRwJWqY3_Oly7P0mJZ94/s640/IMG_1319.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Navigating between these rocks should have been quite easy - remember - I was in charge of steering!! But when you decide you want to take pictures while trying to steer, which requires your paddle, it wasn't so simple. Let's just say we may have hit the rocks a little!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyZt4P0UikvoXyEl6IzuEz0HJoUKHnSgANpjhXVaOqDFaH9RGnT_eYy8KPU0gaWqlYUb73dt5Kn1-mW3OPhh8RwrhilrYKURLiICKrHdE5etsbh4okshjA_EGmiXxEChM7QeIj1Z7gHI9/s2048/IMG_1325+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyZt4P0UikvoXyEl6IzuEz0HJoUKHnSgANpjhXVaOqDFaH9RGnT_eYy8KPU0gaWqlYUb73dt5Kn1-mW3OPhh8RwrhilrYKURLiICKrHdE5etsbh4okshjA_EGmiXxEChM7QeIj1Z7gHI9/s640/IMG_1325+%25281%2529.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So after almost 5 hours of getting to and from Pictured Rocks via shuttle (which included 3 hours of paddling in Lake Superior), we decided we hadn't had enough fun yet and headed to Taquanamen Falls! I had never been here either but as a true Michigan, this is a must. We weren't far off from sunset so we decided to drive to the upper falls, do the walkabout and then drive down to the lower falls instead of doing what is labeled as a rather challenging hike between the two. We simply wouldn't have enough time considering its about 8 miles round trip.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5EJL7Zc03Kl6Em-UUDpjbvWx_Q_Fc3CMZ-pI0bDZyf7qfZp0KuvsYZJaZacxI1YJ6tVvt1YM7GCOnWKLKwhvgvkaiSLqmuwb9fGONFZT_SONnyeRyOcy1VZPisfjphMsTiZK5lurQC9Km/s2048/IMG_1338.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5EJL7Zc03Kl6Em-UUDpjbvWx_Q_Fc3CMZ-pI0bDZyf7qfZp0KuvsYZJaZacxI1YJ6tVvt1YM7GCOnWKLKwhvgvkaiSLqmuwb9fGONFZT_SONnyeRyOcy1VZPisfjphMsTiZK5lurQC9Km/s640/IMG_1338.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I'm glad we chose to go to the upper falls first. Another place with a million stairs to get to all the viewing points. This was a rather short set compared to many. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIr9lGqRyuFnrRNgCW1pNwxOt5X-N4V5Uv2f02uon9iAAqXBy6zkiFwU0beUj6W12QblsNaQdVMrIorjP85B8ckJlMsYbXOu2oCQfqW9ac5EXCbxcuuUpqUEn3NqyPl7LgrYjZzPz8NNJS/s2048/IMG_1345.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIr9lGqRyuFnrRNgCW1pNwxOt5X-N4V5Uv2f02uon9iAAqXBy6zkiFwU0beUj6W12QblsNaQdVMrIorjP85B8ckJlMsYbXOu2oCQfqW9ac5EXCbxcuuUpqUEn3NqyPl7LgrYjZzPz8NNJS/s640/IMG_1345.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>But the viewing spots were worth the stairs - every stop was simply beautiful and the pictures don't come close to doing it justice.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FHpfx-fTcFSJ1e5azdMfAp80Cw6_FoVTuO1c_Nu_Fd7CaXZD9AY1f4QHUe0N2LeDXEeh5ymEXzWYN_gibtOPWTkG62vqusamREHbOHkW27JavhE9_O2kTy8S8_VWduwxDsZeyVX3ybW4/s2048/IMG_1347+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FHpfx-fTcFSJ1e5azdMfAp80Cw6_FoVTuO1c_Nu_Fd7CaXZD9AY1f4QHUe0N2LeDXEeh5ymEXzWYN_gibtOPWTkG62vqusamREHbOHkW27JavhE9_O2kTy8S8_VWduwxDsZeyVX3ybW4/s640/IMG_1347+%25281%2529.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My arms are just too short for good selfies!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg721aDh-AD-lZfMALPNdp-5WYPPGlcZFH_jsQgNXcrx_e9MODuD5Zoc_M_Gue6nURKGNB6Y2FI0ILpWmO-S5lHZ07oYg6slWnKeJGsA8lw6XzI96XkN-SqZSU53LNROL2Kn8U4p0qxGb8c/s2048/IMG_1352+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg721aDh-AD-lZfMALPNdp-5WYPPGlcZFH_jsQgNXcrx_e9MODuD5Zoc_M_Gue6nURKGNB6Y2FI0ILpWmO-S5lHZ07oYg6slWnKeJGsA8lw6XzI96XkN-SqZSU53LNROL2Kn8U4p0qxGb8c/s640/IMG_1352+%25281%2529.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The falls are just so pretty with their brown staining from tannins. The mist and sun make a pretty little rainbow from this angle.</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGpHQ9CFtS6qbLROYIH6DSxA2ngSojoJTXgatwhS674-oYI1UtCFOPNtgsvrBEU53INQuYW_z5E3t05HEEbhkx93GbhET5sKuJ0oYirdNaUueY8MVsqfPySpzQA7mHryQLtw5wZMuRodFy/s2048/IMG_1362+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGpHQ9CFtS6qbLROYIH6DSxA2ngSojoJTXgatwhS674-oYI1UtCFOPNtgsvrBEU53INQuYW_z5E3t05HEEbhkx93GbhET5sKuJ0oYirdNaUueY8MVsqfPySpzQA7mHryQLtw5wZMuRodFy/s640/IMG_1362+%25281%2529.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Ah, my handsome guy!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjr845XbDFpu1ak1LG3ZdiDDaAcBTqdNnHrHEHo1Qwf4y-qTxDdEJL-vqcG3j2J-JLF-_uS76Rr_gh7tgW8jlcy7N3ukIr0UDOCVCIg2y1WFqA5UsMMgiD0d_PbAp5wK8UvB8yEDwPNk-P/s2048/IMG_1371.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1774" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjr845XbDFpu1ak1LG3ZdiDDaAcBTqdNnHrHEHo1Qwf4y-qTxDdEJL-vqcG3j2J-JLF-_uS76Rr_gh7tgW8jlcy7N3ukIr0UDOCVCIg2y1WFqA5UsMMgiD0d_PbAp5wK8UvB8yEDwPNk-P/s640/IMG_1371.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Down at the lower falls.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhI35JjHC-E-LDvkBILai2yds1YGH12B-gyRnMIzOIKmj0SERJ0AuCj7s_NYjlhAlFVyH6iCIzXxkzf_OjU1uqlL7eMvhyphenhypheneFW64MuXQYYMQ3ojOwhDRTgqlkuJP5WNbKAQPxCLYFI-g0j/s2048/IMG_1381.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhI35JjHC-E-LDvkBILai2yds1YGH12B-gyRnMIzOIKmj0SERJ0AuCj7s_NYjlhAlFVyH6iCIzXxkzf_OjU1uqlL7eMvhyphenhypheneFW64MuXQYYMQ3ojOwhDRTgqlkuJP5WNbKAQPxCLYFI-g0j/s640/IMG_1381.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are actually several sets of falls at the lower falls and all of them look a little bit different.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwBImWZ9H5Ha5rcuOBJDLcGapX1k8fkFegO-cnyq8acNJDnMXhL_kueSPGB-JVu1-SQUI_YN-2vUZ76olH-q1L-fOUfQkkPtevontvpsesIQKn9Q3Y2gVtdx78vfhlV0640HjRWPS5A_Q/s2048/IMG_1395+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwBImWZ9H5Ha5rcuOBJDLcGapX1k8fkFegO-cnyq8acNJDnMXhL_kueSPGB-JVu1-SQUI_YN-2vUZ76olH-q1L-fOUfQkkPtevontvpsesIQKn9Q3Y2gVtdx78vfhlV0640HjRWPS5A_Q/s640/IMG_1395+%25281%2529.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was a really, really full day!! We left the falls after sunset with very empty stomachs. On our way to our hotel in the Soo, we found a Pizza Hut, pretty much in the middle of nowhere, and stopped. It was one of the best darn pizzas I've ever had!! <br /><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324891797812462888.post-66645102776358454092020-09-11T16:44:00.001-04:002020-09-11T16:44:01.682-04:00Up North Day 2<p> First stop - Mackinac Island! I was trying to figure out how many times I had been to the island...maybe 6 or 7? But amazingly enough, I had only been to the fort once before with Madison. Garry and both enjoy history so this was our first stop. I also figured since it was at the top of a hill with a lot of stairs, we may as well get that in while we were fresh!</p><p>The day was perfect weather-wise. Mid 70's with blue skies and a light breeze.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlVYsUICVvtMfVgjD9oAQ1gSaFFkKEn_JNn-AIaizsNFr83rdcB30H1fzowpYWKH7sX0cBBWmzcvv3AEDXp33kRHbvDUi0irlWZorQBh8hpjtLengDg-tZGZLPCPoy6cQabo-PCQOskDs/s2048/IMG_1178.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlVYsUICVvtMfVgjD9oAQ1gSaFFkKEn_JNn-AIaizsNFr83rdcB30H1fzowpYWKH7sX0cBBWmzcvv3AEDXp33kRHbvDUi0irlWZorQBh8hpjtLengDg-tZGZLPCPoy6cQabo-PCQOskDs/s640/IMG_1178.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Mandatory cannon photos!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBeHAXNSs57eWkJVGwCFI21IxJBDzb5g9IWUrP55E29FjTjZTljNq5HZTlbtFAPkVmlHi0ipRlgiP6iAw80kq_Vju73gGmpXEdINmlyxFoY5_4QTu5LndwFam5Vy9DBsLy6wOYSX9KYSbq/s2048/IMG_1180.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1534" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBeHAXNSs57eWkJVGwCFI21IxJBDzb5g9IWUrP55E29FjTjZTljNq5HZTlbtFAPkVmlHi0ipRlgiP6iAw80kq_Vju73gGmpXEdINmlyxFoY5_4QTu5LndwFam5Vy9DBsLy6wOYSX9KYSbq/s640/IMG_1180.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And a selfie!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TkYJiVwi17NxMeADMXv8ZZSRa1-BsvlH1K6eAhhsy9CMOgtbQGAsX8Yx7CXgB6G1lX3gQUgTMKzhaFOFguV9uBXtdJcE3dU_zjnPVLJqHjrovwzoGkR7N5i3L5ZIayOxwo0bl3GvBX3u/s2048/IMG_1182.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TkYJiVwi17NxMeADMXv8ZZSRa1-BsvlH1K6eAhhsy9CMOgtbQGAsX8Yx7CXgB6G1lX3gQUgTMKzhaFOFguV9uBXtdJcE3dU_zjnPVLJqHjrovwzoGkR7N5i3L5ZIayOxwo0bl3GvBX3u/s640/IMG_1182.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We quickly found that offering to take pics of other people got us the same in return. This lady took great pictures!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2b670CTsxUVeqHfKg6FC7FSA_xuKHmcg1VpTHylxHrVLXhDU2O6UQt6cDnedYuuLoci4-UlC4wPLkjx-2ryHdp5N6UcKjxSEFvuEyrg2sJGPKZmCW2TbK4RC1IdAQMxraVxqloTcOhCQn/s2048/IMG_1183+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1611" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2b670CTsxUVeqHfKg6FC7FSA_xuKHmcg1VpTHylxHrVLXhDU2O6UQt6cDnedYuuLoci4-UlC4wPLkjx-2ryHdp5N6UcKjxSEFvuEyrg2sJGPKZmCW2TbK4RC1IdAQMxraVxqloTcOhCQn/s640/IMG_1183+%25281%2529.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The top of the hill walkway around the back of the fort overlooking the lake!!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHE4GgXTvRLEdlQVKdgvgwp4Mef5eY55zxK5cOmE-akQV9Kk2hN4acilcvWVGFUr4kPfITMWxarmq9_27mo_8KkViLQc8lwIEyRONdWkYJJB9qnqHfeWwrX9Sa7HLqqZGAPltpCovnUwf/s2048/IMG_1185.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHE4GgXTvRLEdlQVKdgvgwp4Mef5eY55zxK5cOmE-akQV9Kk2hN4acilcvWVGFUr4kPfITMWxarmq9_27mo_8KkViLQc8lwIEyRONdWkYJJB9qnqHfeWwrX9Sa7HLqqZGAPltpCovnUwf/s640/IMG_1185.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Awwww! We look so happy - and we were. We are!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOS-Zi39P_RAz18bxMup5p8uvBYlhHGtnuPjhwA0NZuPgetoFhQkJessKzqgauXPdD6Fz3rlZFDCyi__OtJ19FVO0Tp9rEmvCl49Hoe-GQznBLMjf1JzCdw7q6MQ9XCmpZleIBlM52-87x/s2048/IMG_1186.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOS-Zi39P_RAz18bxMup5p8uvBYlhHGtnuPjhwA0NZuPgetoFhQkJessKzqgauXPdD6Fz3rlZFDCyi__OtJ19FVO0Tp9rEmvCl49Hoe-GQznBLMjf1JzCdw7q6MQ9XCmpZleIBlM52-87x/s640/IMG_1186.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Overlooking the Grand Hotel's 9hole golf course.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83RsNygpSdkdCvy71xvNyXtao7cN1aXheSNodXqVHbdlaxQUTUfzhkdNs44jR_Xp4ETMoi5sY6SavM8kZlP9pq2nNRFUxhKr1q73b68UTgYL-tadL3ajpOpJFVQRBTEg7KuOdPbomp5PE/s2048/IMG_1188.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83RsNygpSdkdCvy71xvNyXtao7cN1aXheSNodXqVHbdlaxQUTUfzhkdNs44jR_Xp4ETMoi5sY6SavM8kZlP9pq2nNRFUxhKr1q73b68UTgYL-tadL3ajpOpJFVQRBTEg7KuOdPbomp5PE/w640-h480/IMG_1188.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The water was so blue it looked more like the Carribean than Michigan lake water!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjz0Eu6HkEq0jnXw3910S34e7IM4BKxHM8GLbTqeV9u79WP8W41mmmWjwxgObTI4GiQcC5rHd5SF4-tcigZQx-mFcjB_qnGsDLNSQmZuETaJ0oc74HcM1f5hoV27Mg4wwSNVUzQ2N8JRr/s2048/IMG_1189.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjz0Eu6HkEq0jnXw3910S34e7IM4BKxHM8GLbTqeV9u79WP8W41mmmWjwxgObTI4GiQcC5rHd5SF4-tcigZQx-mFcjB_qnGsDLNSQmZuETaJ0oc74HcM1f5hoV27Mg4wwSNVUzQ2N8JRr/s640/IMG_1189.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Panoramic view of the harbor from atop the fort.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fSW8lEHrRL809hGQIAWDWX14qac92zjZ78oggiEv52YXgx-UNHJnu6e6tmAh_SaXMbxOKKcS7sKtv5K7SWSmpuyzVyxinf5toWO-UU44bptFBI-11pDT6MZYPNlgfzPIA7kcaJkCJXxy/s2830/IMG_1190.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1112" data-original-width="2830" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fSW8lEHrRL809hGQIAWDWX14qac92zjZ78oggiEv52YXgx-UNHJnu6e6tmAh_SaXMbxOKKcS7sKtv5K7SWSmpuyzVyxinf5toWO-UU44bptFBI-11pDT6MZYPNlgfzPIA7kcaJkCJXxy/s640/IMG_1190.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next stop - renting bikes! Another mandatory thing to do on the island. You HAVE to ride a bike around the island at least once in your life!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmvs6Wd0Fl8cMFpFrmLvMA6QWVGwL7PyRsh3yDOKJ83ReSuk5RsvRrUxXfadcpZr7-kAjZ_JbOKZjSE8th2Nlr-9M7yhOaM2vKwIGnAZTErfJHWraNx5NwRmjjbkvv2s1s5NjkzSPTCRa/s2048/IMG_1196+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmvs6Wd0Fl8cMFpFrmLvMA6QWVGwL7PyRsh3yDOKJ83ReSuk5RsvRrUxXfadcpZr7-kAjZ_JbOKZjSE8th2Nlr-9M7yhOaM2vKwIGnAZTErfJHWraNx5NwRmjjbkvv2s1s5NjkzSPTCRa/s640/IMG_1196+%25281%2529.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You also have to make many stops to enjoy the scenery and water. Here we are by an old cannon but looking back towards the bridge.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-wmd8vK3RvdKbR7L8Irwd385YqXGmrMe5OPZSEHlG6_MRlKueQ-FwUJdkQnZC4i92xAK8rbQiY4e6ZPmlmO3lwYqQCgMSmQB-oIgeBLUQ4swiwKV36tvY9PLLZ9gbPxmZrr8aCnwXhHs/s2048/IMG_1197.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-wmd8vK3RvdKbR7L8Irwd385YqXGmrMe5OPZSEHlG6_MRlKueQ-FwUJdkQnZC4i92xAK8rbQiY4e6ZPmlmO3lwYqQCgMSmQB-oIgeBLUQ4swiwKV36tvY9PLLZ9gbPxmZrr8aCnwXhHs/s640/IMG_1197.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Seriously beautiful water! </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPQq6rPp8a_v5RHTaQJL7GeKA6lvI979wWMk1RTOaTenwZhdBmz1FGlEmPyboyLuOcFScOVgSytMynA-OZa0I3FrDGhAzR0bZTBtmJeK0M53LvxvQUb8Zaumzia9xphNcYO6s-VEtWVde/s2048/IMG_1198.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPQq6rPp8a_v5RHTaQJL7GeKA6lvI979wWMk1RTOaTenwZhdBmz1FGlEmPyboyLuOcFScOVgSytMynA-OZa0I3FrDGhAzR0bZTBtmJeK0M53LvxvQUb8Zaumzia9xphNcYO6s-VEtWVde/s640/IMG_1198.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We stopped here to climb the rocks and eat some fudge. Did I mention we had stopped to buy fudge? Another mandatory island thing to do!! And made use of the self-timer on my phone to take this selfie hands free!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JHF3Q1nfo5XA2ONAr0uQMxN5qzxzWA5vtv8XixGkQeJbspc9yhyQQjbAnVKDx9okyxUJbBFub6CV4T1y0mMGb3Onkh03wEDk3oQP59yi0kzaChIZh_Xm5XmD442xu01omSGxhgl2S8Nx/s2048/IMG_1199.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1666" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JHF3Q1nfo5XA2ONAr0uQMxN5qzxzWA5vtv8XixGkQeJbspc9yhyQQjbAnVKDx9okyxUJbBFub6CV4T1y0mMGb3Onkh03wEDk3oQP59yi0kzaChIZh_Xm5XmD442xu01omSGxhgl2S8Nx/s640/IMG_1199.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And then Garry decided he had to dip his feet in the cold water?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZGpCLMe1XhaVH-WAiae54v5VoE7yNphCAy_Hyn0greRHEgR_nJgpftHkYEd5OKHNkW1aP7f59JASKkCX80b4xXWFSvZA7fO6KN5tPf5uWhQve1wl_6orNqELyjwRnPLLQ5OdJqfHnoto/s2048/IMG_1202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZGpCLMe1XhaVH-WAiae54v5VoE7yNphCAy_Hyn0greRHEgR_nJgpftHkYEd5OKHNkW1aP7f59JASKkCX80b4xXWFSvZA7fO6KN5tPf5uWhQve1wl_6orNqELyjwRnPLLQ5OdJqfHnoto/s640/IMG_1202.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And I had to join him! But boy were those little rocks hard to walk on!!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9uI7KPgcIOJcKwQHrqgUKtn3ykko1jqHhwYYgv8wRsyULWm3WN9MNIdk_AlGNzks4UD6kzBdCQG5QuiRM6M23Tlrzvc-fkVv9_m1lw7ckhOc533YqlZdTLQb55PyUZPI1l0Sr5EIdwcG/s2048/IMG_1209+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9uI7KPgcIOJcKwQHrqgUKtn3ykko1jqHhwYYgv8wRsyULWm3WN9MNIdk_AlGNzks4UD6kzBdCQG5QuiRM6M23Tlrzvc-fkVv9_m1lw7ckhOc533YqlZdTLQb55PyUZPI1l0Sr5EIdwcG/s640/IMG_1209+%25281%2529.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We were getting silly with wanting to eat ALL the fudge!!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9moIJl1nrXIE17XcR2ZrZZTtA6_y9Vdgdw0SEEhXD22RYwlZMxGBZHy7-9XQfO4LoJToiGXp3IM4maN0DF5FO2UgfhpxVHY6LmmS34AhZJRIvwCzCDMDVlzxCJJLOMt8bl9Oquh8OR2t/s2048/IMG_1211.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9moIJl1nrXIE17XcR2ZrZZTtA6_y9Vdgdw0SEEhXD22RYwlZMxGBZHy7-9XQfO4LoJToiGXp3IM4maN0DF5FO2UgfhpxVHY6LmmS34AhZJRIvwCzCDMDVlzxCJJLOMt8bl9Oquh8OR2t/s640/IMG_1211.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next stop - the arched rock!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlqcPXKYge64zPTV_vyGsZiqR8CSm8QMaPJr_QLHMJ-nQZNXqd9ltxpWxPK7sSJRRw9eM4gK7GRI9CvH-gG6Me67moCLrOc1Ighw6I6OmktAiQY2fTeU81ZO9hhTf_PlNmXzfP0lkoq7j/s2048/IMG_1216.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlqcPXKYge64zPTV_vyGsZiqR8CSm8QMaPJr_QLHMJ-nQZNXqd9ltxpWxPK7sSJRRw9eM4gK7GRI9CvH-gG6Me67moCLrOc1Ighw6I6OmktAiQY2fTeU81ZO9hhTf_PlNmXzfP0lkoq7j/s640/IMG_1216.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So the last time I climbed up to the arched rock, there were some crude steps made with logs in the steep hillside dirt path. Now there is a really nice wooden walkway with real stairs. Lots and lots of stairs! But the view...it's worth it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZXpBrqNhDf1s0sL_JBQ0WlARqMtq00Wu3Ncx-mOPOk7AvT32hSiP9gxj3BftAaksEnPNJNvv76ZVQME_8S7K8mgzhyphenhyphen2Xq9e-lCI0Sned7zx-spyRzqaLXcZmKRGnyy3c384JvcY19QEW/s2048/IMG_1218.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZXpBrqNhDf1s0sL_JBQ0WlARqMtq00Wu3Ncx-mOPOk7AvT32hSiP9gxj3BftAaksEnPNJNvv76ZVQME_8S7K8mgzhyphenhyphen2Xq9e-lCI0Sned7zx-spyRzqaLXcZmKRGnyy3c384JvcY19QEW/s640/IMG_1218.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Selfie time!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilC5nxxW2rejQHfjOAKy1q_ja027tz94yLbdpqizhg4P89J9VBa8J6yJBWLquN0anF3iaEhxkYXFc6OvgBBIrXFuI69_7ITjXhYGuKXlPA0gdOSELKw8bc9uzZAFfTEtOYr3qhowIZtXUQ/s2048/IMG_1221.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilC5nxxW2rejQHfjOAKy1q_ja027tz94yLbdpqizhg4P89J9VBa8J6yJBWLquN0anF3iaEhxkYXFc6OvgBBIrXFuI69_7ITjXhYGuKXlPA0gdOSELKw8bc9uzZAFfTEtOYr3qhowIZtXUQ/s640/IMG_1221.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Now tell me that water doesn't look tropical! </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlpUnfNBYBzvm0HZ95PLCVi-SkyT_C0YHfirlBZe21l-dtPbFa3qVRsvqtNOebms93gA6Mor9YDdPHx-YYPh7dCtko3XhK-GIppDS-vtaf1aKvIXawNtoTH_xnerye4EV2OeREOSbLYAG/s2048/IMG_1225+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlpUnfNBYBzvm0HZ95PLCVi-SkyT_C0YHfirlBZe21l-dtPbFa3qVRsvqtNOebms93gA6Mor9YDdPHx-YYPh7dCtko3XhK-GIppDS-vtaf1aKvIXawNtoTH_xnerye4EV2OeREOSbLYAG/s640/IMG_1225+%25281%2529.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We took pictures of two couples who then volunteered to take our picture. She took forever taking the picture telling us she was a wedding photographer. Ahem. She isn't very good!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhkHcno71ap6neuU2znFyymSAxNYDz1a5PPzH-ePMF1Fpul2LpDfl4ZXwWzNh0ZcaB7I1FqENxbAqYdfSdxxtFQYeyMyqkqkopL7GK0u0wASLZzCmo7tvosPzHzduzNhGiuaQlo9SFLpES/s2048/IMG_1227+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1616" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhkHcno71ap6neuU2znFyymSAxNYDz1a5PPzH-ePMF1Fpul2LpDfl4ZXwWzNh0ZcaB7I1FqENxbAqYdfSdxxtFQYeyMyqkqkopL7GK0u0wASLZzCmo7tvosPzHzduzNhGiuaQlo9SFLpES/s640/IMG_1227+%25281%2529.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next stop, walking by the Grand Hotel. Not on the porch though. That costs $10!!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KXrTQOg2UnRTR5SRqkIqUf5sMK08awc89rb4eS9ju4mZXsgcrjFu2hkTUiAtITV7KARTNLQNTCFkpie5tDRsMuS-2qsGjhBzJhto9QfOZv5ZFH-nYqPaay5oFJatEVeokPfJNtS3oJYR/s2048/IMG_1234.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1499" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KXrTQOg2UnRTR5SRqkIqUf5sMK08awc89rb4eS9ju4mZXsgcrjFu2hkTUiAtITV7KARTNLQNTCFkpie5tDRsMuS-2qsGjhBzJhto9QfOZv5ZFH-nYqPaay5oFJatEVeokPfJNtS3oJYR/s640/IMG_1234.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The landscaping and flowers are just breathtaking and what a view!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_aTrt_UN825U3ZqxmzDHinZxz-vfBDu4y1KSNVuEJEKdAEgHCEKFQlTjrFbwHOh7l1mXZAcLq7qvQyaTvdWP5a0zzSbtshc3Kk7I6mWBI0k0QTwsPuhkOxb3lS0GpgG3YzQr4VTRXdld/s2048/IMG_1238+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1748" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_aTrt_UN825U3ZqxmzDHinZxz-vfBDu4y1KSNVuEJEKdAEgHCEKFQlTjrFbwHOh7l1mXZAcLq7qvQyaTvdWP5a0zzSbtshc3Kk7I6mWBI0k0QTwsPuhkOxb3lS0GpgG3YzQr4VTRXdld/s640/IMG_1238+%25281%2529.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was early evening at this point and we still had walking to do!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9e5Ilp_fldR8EjrNDxkhcVhQ8xzs3sH5KiCyRLRp0W13hRX5nO-wi0MQ3MOntlURh1kjY21STIixcSAq6hOXhIefm1sbNWQWYgwmdNa84tbttXwh_FoG2FoGkYY90RGDoorRGThL3YrE/s2048/IMG_1239.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9e5Ilp_fldR8EjrNDxkhcVhQ8xzs3sH5KiCyRLRp0W13hRX5nO-wi0MQ3MOntlURh1kjY21STIixcSAq6hOXhIefm1sbNWQWYgwmdNa84tbttXwh_FoG2FoGkYY90RGDoorRGThL3YrE/s640/IMG_1239.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We wove our wave behind the Grand Hotel taking some little side roads I had never been on before. We passed the stables, and some beautiful houses. We went to the main island cemetery and roamed around checking out the older headstones. And then to the old military cemetery. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKERNPPNeDrHr0Zr_rK_RF36bSdpZ3-NuzlodvhxqWEmYoG0aDK5jj3NxSk3cWk6vGGTYliLewJJcRjXkuhnsYqVDDcmLvkg8Q2PKhldO9zAjpFS6BL1_Q_LiMrf8iSo3GAYx_QZ3b-fc/s2048/IMG_1241.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKERNPPNeDrHr0Zr_rK_RF36bSdpZ3-NuzlodvhxqWEmYoG0aDK5jj3NxSk3cWk6vGGTYliLewJJcRjXkuhnsYqVDDcmLvkg8Q2PKhldO9zAjpFS6BL1_Q_LiMrf8iSo3GAYx_QZ3b-fc/s640/IMG_1241.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I had also never been to Skull Cave on the island!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkP9dPzz2GC1Ire12akRRARxWbgJo0XzCZZGoj-W07udmq_-O_j4RDBTNXXFeEe12AQBD2m7OtZs-aEezNOToFgv7Cz-itA2h4ahnlu7j0fHxq1Zr7ViEHdsItHO4ReP1a79vdMAu9zHA/s2048/IMG_1242.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkP9dPzz2GC1Ire12akRRARxWbgJo0XzCZZGoj-W07udmq_-O_j4RDBTNXXFeEe12AQBD2m7OtZs-aEezNOToFgv7Cz-itA2h4ahnlu7j0fHxq1Zr7ViEHdsItHO4ReP1a79vdMAu9zHA/s640/IMG_1242.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It wasn't all that much to look at! But it was a nice walk to get there.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZsKapKjE02Vd96hPBxSJNnv2q4fmumA0z1b8wZgkl7FkbR_8k9spB1ShR9GW16d4NM7AJguK7R2Fx_7ip7uHsua0gwByTT0HW_8es3JQC8uyMM6Kw8wMRy-Se9GGCI6AMNtOmLe1CFsB/s2048/IMG_1243.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZsKapKjE02Vd96hPBxSJNnv2q4fmumA0z1b8wZgkl7FkbR_8k9spB1ShR9GW16d4NM7AJguK7R2Fx_7ip7uHsua0gwByTT0HW_8es3JQC8uyMM6Kw8wMRy-Se9GGCI6AMNtOmLe1CFsB/s640/IMG_1243.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And finally, it was time to catch our ferry back to Mackinaw City - perfect timing for a beautiful sunset!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6ZH78FZklFF0_Uqmv95CCoCsy1TKYiDJWqvbxxf1aYLIEJr9ubRO6olE1rYI22G8F9xdNyPkItf8cQgttNRqcwNNqkP42Kc0SG9D7F-XMPKGkDtnYSZZRFiUpSZ9FqTIIVUcgzRRyEyY/s2048/IMG_1252+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1473" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6ZH78FZklFF0_Uqmv95CCoCsy1TKYiDJWqvbxxf1aYLIEJr9ubRO6olE1rYI22G8F9xdNyPkItf8cQgttNRqcwNNqkP42Kc0SG9D7F-XMPKGkDtnYSZZRFiUpSZ9FqTIIVUcgzRRyEyY/s640/IMG_1252+%25281%2529.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>It was an amazing day with perfect weather!</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324891797812462888.post-39114884317341569952020-09-08T16:34:00.001-04:002020-09-08T16:34:00.338-04:00A Covid Summer Trip<p> Garry and I had been dating almost six months when I found out he had never been "up north"! Born and raised in Detroit, he has done a bit of traveling, but never to the top of the mitten. Of course, this set me off on planning a trip to the north woods that would let me revisit some of my favorite places while adding in some new one for both of us. </p><p>We took off on a Wednesday afternoon and made Gaylord our first stop to meet up with my friend Shelley and her husband Dan. Before Covid hit, we had picked up a chandelier for them (purchased online) that they had planned to get from me...and then couldn't because of this delightful pandemic. But since we were going to be sort of in their neighborhood, we arranged to meet up with them. Which of course, required the obligatory photo!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ku-CbbpD7daYX_tNIk_HmapLjfWvAiWV86NvbqFcSt5f_aj4XpPsTT_8ztqrXbJQ0cBKJ8iyjTMb0ZqEj55u6HzGXqjnTur5smKNk0orJg2ckSpMb8WL853Jecw8uBlllOvAbz0Q75p8/s2048/IMG_1166+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ku-CbbpD7daYX_tNIk_HmapLjfWvAiWV86NvbqFcSt5f_aj4XpPsTT_8ztqrXbJQ0cBKJ8iyjTMb0ZqEj55u6HzGXqjnTur5smKNk0orJg2ckSpMb8WL853Jecw8uBlllOvAbz0Q75p8/s640/IMG_1166+%25281%2529.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next stop - destination Mackinaw City! We arrived around dinner time so after getting checked into the hotel, we walked into town for dinner and then through the marina where we found "our" boat.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggI2lfIplkjoGfynjkit5f4d-PG2l7-jr8CSu6IGoSQJ5LJ5JpZcyeknGxtfabTpRSiuarjLGGeNKg25E-L3KyVZH_9dObYOd8do6-csZ-hXOzalBj1uItjFEHETBfZ0jp3JY8pDNs819V/s2048/IMG_1167+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggI2lfIplkjoGfynjkit5f4d-PG2l7-jr8CSu6IGoSQJ5LJ5JpZcyeknGxtfabTpRSiuarjLGGeNKg25E-L3KyVZH_9dObYOd8do6-csZ-hXOzalBj1uItjFEHETBfZ0jp3JY8pDNs819V/s640/IMG_1167+%25281%2529.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A nice little beauty, aye? We had fun texting pics to friends to show them what we had just "bought"!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigR2nc6I9YalGw-eMkA4PoEQR5-CY7ePpzDoIwOtms7q1wOqc-1OMJztGHmJQPkWb_inF21Q85qYptM3Wb9w8LdEow3j8p0sBw0-gS_CYQD8yu2F18VBB_oOrmtqMTnfKPCcSY5FvevDHL/s2048/IMG_1169+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigR2nc6I9YalGw-eMkA4PoEQR5-CY7ePpzDoIwOtms7q1wOqc-1OMJztGHmJQPkWb_inF21Q85qYptM3Wb9w8LdEow3j8p0sBw0-gS_CYQD8yu2F18VBB_oOrmtqMTnfKPCcSY5FvevDHL/s640/IMG_1169+%25281%2529.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We had booked a hotel on the beach hoping for a relaxing view of the water. Well, the hotel room didn't have much of a view but this little slice of beach was good for our beach chairs, a beer, and a glass of wine before sunset.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDX6BulXmhkVMsbpwes0flaCumwNoC_bRCdqOMEzkx13mPj1nKVa9f_FSmFv1vj0rmrVWku-Nl883Ixf6cvm1c0q9HHg4jpoepbKlHD-iuillmtIEhfRBGh3W0io7ndbUWu-3J6k7yO4Bs/s2048/IMG_1172+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDX6BulXmhkVMsbpwes0flaCumwNoC_bRCdqOMEzkx13mPj1nKVa9f_FSmFv1vj0rmrVWku-Nl883Ixf6cvm1c0q9HHg4jpoepbKlHD-iuillmtIEhfRBGh3W0io7ndbUWu-3J6k7yO4Bs/s640/IMG_1172+%25281%2529.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Tomorrow - destination Mackinac Island! Via ferry, not the bridge, but I didn't take a pic of the ferry! </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqrwaxFnCKCJP3vwLtJ6Qkv8xrKdl6c3VfPZPO40r8qLRCZ2FB4Q6jk8LAKIXLaj1tVAlJ3K9jvEIlfAdsG38d3m0WHprWfxFxM8HvgJeTCKNuNWR7cEXiGlUaRUqbEOlx1LVGL87Ck4Z/s2048/IMG_1175.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1357" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqrwaxFnCKCJP3vwLtJ6Qkv8xrKdl6c3VfPZPO40r8qLRCZ2FB4Q6jk8LAKIXLaj1tVAlJ3K9jvEIlfAdsG38d3m0WHprWfxFxM8HvgJeTCKNuNWR7cEXiGlUaRUqbEOlx1LVGL87Ck4Z/s640/IMG_1175.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324891797812462888.post-16802554816853737212020-09-06T18:30:00.001-04:002020-09-06T18:30:03.011-04:00Nature's Surprises<p> </p><p>I love "taking time to smell the flowers" with my camera lens when I'm out hiking. Every few weeks there is a new array of flowers in the woods and fields with different colors and shapes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFaZqUgKe3-bwhdLTuLwP8LXjE5-n0zDgJnubqA3ioHQdK4hnmJeeWpKfjqQu3ba1DKelpGhd77lhuPR4glxT9yvZpRmd9CwFzBZ4B2yblldS2ET1vMsp6D1Dx5rsVWfML6LSIrd19qAiG/s2048/IMG_1133.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFaZqUgKe3-bwhdLTuLwP8LXjE5-n0zDgJnubqA3ioHQdK4hnmJeeWpKfjqQu3ba1DKelpGhd77lhuPR4glxT9yvZpRmd9CwFzBZ4B2yblldS2ET1vMsp6D1Dx5rsVWfML6LSIrd19qAiG/s640/IMG_1133.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have no idea what most of them are called.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMTkcKJXHXRcyF9M-D2DNRdQqkL5REk_2ykcVohKX9jywCA8lnulp8EAZV2geXcSTM64LnQ0yR3U9vzHFyXC2_3ADfy4deJ3fkeS7iBN0Aq7zD7-s_6-17RPXHevMUz3r52Z3I39dA0f4/s2048/IMG_1134.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMTkcKJXHXRcyF9M-D2DNRdQqkL5REk_2ykcVohKX9jywCA8lnulp8EAZV2geXcSTM64LnQ0yR3U9vzHFyXC2_3ADfy4deJ3fkeS7iBN0Aq7zD7-s_6-17RPXHevMUz3r52Z3I39dA0f4/s640/IMG_1134.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And then I get a big surprise as I'm rounding a corner where I had my eye on a doe and wanted to get a better view from the other side of a clump of trees. It wasn't a doe at all but a young buck! I have never seen a buck this close - and honestly, rarely see them at all!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnw5ZAX41MEcV-FuQyvnjK4Tb-ZeP3Qs-WCEmO-qQWSjAmwCefwyeyP1fID-7LePQ4Sm3app0h1bfw09MTw5is9b8wh9-btYdhWHcUoGFpx4rd1mabQycwJsd5xmT3u4dARHvrJHUw6T7/s2048/IMG_1138.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnw5ZAX41MEcV-FuQyvnjK4Tb-ZeP3Qs-WCEmO-qQWSjAmwCefwyeyP1fID-7LePQ4Sm3app0h1bfw09MTw5is9b8wh9-btYdhWHcUoGFpx4rd1mabQycwJsd5xmT3u4dARHvrJHUw6T7/s640/IMG_1138.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And then it was back to flowers!!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJD-yorjhE6BlHKsF0Eny6U_Ld25T_UTq-XhN3XhYucfp3-wWZj-Lft0F_ZhM7vamh1VjLyn1zTZctB5kmNr1vPZI8e-KeYaQ2KpkGsE__kpCOZ3GhdUQorqbwk_STqG7s2pawooWIe6rV/s2048/IMG_1144.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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And I have succeeded with not just one, but two patches! This patch is growing up my deck and I'm hoping it will spread along the whole thing with a little help each year. This was from early August - it's so big now!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUD1KR2ystkwgLeClpaogKMazQEuP4eUXG5N9buWUFrG6Z5AFmQvGShTPOsRuqxc3jAAqsmikXP0NVxC449Q8XCM0Dz_-druTaT26d3j4Yb7sqD5M3YSoa1tiVa4v0C1ASfkXvNSVaAo0D/s2048/IMG_1059.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUD1KR2ystkwgLeClpaogKMazQEuP4eUXG5N9buWUFrG6Z5AFmQvGShTPOsRuqxc3jAAqsmikXP0NVxC449Q8XCM0Dz_-druTaT26d3j4Yb7sqD5M3YSoa1tiVa4v0C1ASfkXvNSVaAo0D/s640/IMG_1059.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This patch is behind the shed and where I first started them. I just love these flowers!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD24VZktloQLBYiG2KOZ-ivJmt9DzI_gCruQN9kZB-vg-1L4JlXy60LNjCo0YZGIUxUwE3gB614JsYiGYNYPwzJCaReZaKzEXgWpySQd-nVMK3cmiPxS2ol2-QBjqHNNMhTNvbbYPwWyNL/s2048/IMG_1060.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD24VZktloQLBYiG2KOZ-ivJmt9DzI_gCruQN9kZB-vg-1L4JlXy60LNjCo0YZGIUxUwE3gB614JsYiGYNYPwzJCaReZaKzEXgWpySQd-nVMK3cmiPxS2ol2-QBjqHNNMhTNvbbYPwWyNL/s640/IMG_1060.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So in these days of Covid and not being able to travel, I got this huge box from Amazon (of course something quite small was inside which makes me crazy) which gave me an idea...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1SvWkqbJRgAESDz8JiJwYkfokd6OllATXCv_zynksApqt_QMlZWW6MjXQB7mysM59e0u9iDNrmNX-rXQcnfkKnuz3adzmOAxdiADyJ_ZWmZv0zXYmsTxbqVhLfCi3CRVhhiFb_4xu81o/s2048/IMG_1069.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1SvWkqbJRgAESDz8JiJwYkfokd6OllATXCv_zynksApqt_QMlZWW6MjXQB7mysM59e0u9iDNrmNX-rXQcnfkKnuz3adzmOAxdiADyJ_ZWmZv0zXYmsTxbqVhLfCi3CRVhhiFb_4xu81o/s640/IMG_1069.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This box was big enough to ship me somewhere! 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It's 4th of July!Apparently, I didn't take many pics between Memorial Day and Independence Day! But I have a few. First up, more modeling of my sister's hats by me, Madison and her friend, Olivia who joined us for 4th of July at Carrie' house.<br />
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Carrie ended up giving each of us a hat! They are so cute!!<br />
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My sweet peas are in full bloom and growing great this year after a slow start. This patch was started summer before last.<br />
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This patch is less of a tangle but has been growing good for 3 years now. There are two different types here although you can only see one in this picture.<br />
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When I got a HUGE box from an Amazon order I realized it was big enough to ship myself somewhere - could it be safer than flying, Leslie??<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324891797812462888.post-74659986566860660972020-08-09T18:24:00.000-04:002020-08-09T18:24:01.238-04:00Memorial Day WeekendWe made it to summer!! Spring under Covid lockdown was sloooooooow and while we still are far from being out of the woods, small gatherings were being allowed with the preference for being outside. So Carrie had us all over for a traditional Memorial Day BBQ!<br />
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Garry and I were there ready to enjoy the sunshine and hot weather.<br />
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My sister has started making hats and brought out one for my mom to try to keep the sun out of her eyes. She loved modeling it!<br />
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She didn't have another home made one but this straw hat for me worked pretty good!<br />
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Later, Garry and I went hiking an spotted this HUGE woodpecker! It's hard to tell from the photo but this breed is the size of a very large crow.<br />
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And we spotted a turkey.<br />
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An amazing sunset.<br />
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Tracks that led to the lake.<br />
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And some sandhill cranes that had to walk around us because we didn't move!<br />
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The daisies were starting to bloom.<br />
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As well as this other white flower - although I'm not sure what it is. Overall - a pretty perfect long weekend!<br />
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I found a new trail and was amused that it crossed a train track. I was even more amused with the train actually came by while I was head up to the tracks!<br />
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The woods smelled divine as the wild roses came to bloom everywhere!!<br />
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It was greening up so fast!<br />
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I love finding familiar flowers growing in the wild like these Lilly of the Valley.<br />
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And the sight of trillium in the woods always makes me smile. It's not so rare now as it used to be.<br />
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And boom! Everything was green and beautiful! Pure Michigan!<br />
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Garry and I did our first 5 mile hike together at Brighton Rec - and he said it was easy! And here I thought it was going to take all summer to get him up to 5 miles!<br />
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In the meantime, Madison and Olivia were out hammocking in Ann Arbor. Those two have been getting closer this summer and it's awesome.<br />
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Madison used to make me crepes for Mother's Day breakfasts...so I made my own this year! Yes, they were awesome!<br />
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And Garry made me this yummy dinner of Chicken Piccata with just a little help.<br />
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And my neighbor dropped off these cool tulips!<br />
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And just like that, spring was here!<br />
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Despite the gloom of a pandemic, the world didn't stop and mother nature did her job just fine.<br />
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The green was so welcome!<br />
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Old and new were all getting green.<br />
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The weather was crisp and clean and we did a ton of hiking as it continued to warm up and get greener and greener!<br />
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Henrik and I decided it wasn't going to do to spend 8+ hours a day staring out at nothing. So I dismantled by kitchen "office" and moved. <br />
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After talking to the kids, neither who is living here, I decided they didn't need their own rooms and I could create one "guest" room that they could both use when here. The odds of both of them moving back home at the same time are slim but if they do, I can undo this easily enough.<br />
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For now, the old desk space just has this card table and chairs. I'll figure it out later!<br />
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And then Madison's old room became my office with TWO windows!! Now I can see everything going on in the neighborhood and love it!! It's bright and works great for all the video meetings I now have to do.<br />
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One of my favorites - my old bear called "Booby Bear". I had passed him down to Madison many years ago and found him stuffed in a box in her closet. </div>
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This picture shows up on my FB every year...a picture of Madison with the neighbor girls, Rosalee, Jenna and Katie.<br />
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A picture of my friend, Leslie (Hi Leslie!!), hamming it up in my old bedroom in Farmington.<br />
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Carrie's friend Sara and I hamming it up at Carrie's birthday party while she blows out candles.<br />
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Leslie and Laura at school.<br />
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Julie, Sue, Anne Marie and Pam sitting on the heater in front of the courtyard across from our lockers at OE. Dunkel Jr. High.<br />
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Mom and Dad - definitely in the 70's!<br />
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Dad cooking - he never cooked back then! Macrame plant hanger by the window - must be the70's!<br />
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Madison's old baby doll. Her name is Baby Doll. She's pretty thread bare now!<br />
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Austin with my friend Audine's daughter, Krista. She has 3 of her own little boys now!<br />
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Me with Shadow and Madison.<br />
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New Years Eve 1999 - the world didn't end but I had Madison and Rosalee to worry about anyway!<br />
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One of my favorite pictures of Madison.<br />
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My two tough little kids!<br />
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Not sure anyone has ever seen this pic of me... about 27 years old!!!<br />
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Everyone was doing their best to social distance and get outside as much as possible since it was pretty much the only place that was safe without a mask.<br />
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My sister, Carrie, and niece, Olivia, even started hiking.<br />
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Some days didn't look so good for hiking but I went anyway. And sometimes it was still beautiful.<br />
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I started to get Garry to go out with me - and he found that he actually liked it - except when he would get cold!</div>
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We started to see more wildlife as the weather got warmer and would actually walk up on quite a few deer and get fairly close.<br />
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Until they'd turn tail and head into the woods.<br />
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There was just that tiny hint of green giving faith that spring was coming.<br />
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Although some parts of the trail were still pretty bleak even on bright days.<br />
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And then you'd come upon these tiny signs of spring - these water plants unfurling their leaves in such an unusual way.<br />
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They reminded me of dancers.<br />
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My neighbor Roberta and her son got bored and learned to bake bread bringing me a fresh loaf every few days! It was so good!<br />
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And then I got bored staring out the window in front of my desk that only had a view of the neighbor's shed roof and sky. So I decided both kids, who no longer live here, didn't need separate bedrooms and combined them to make a single guest room and converted the front bedroom with TWO windows into my office. Ahh. Much better!<br />
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Before long, it was warming up and then the green came...but the covid still didn't leave.<br />
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About mid-March, as we all know all too well, Covid 19 arrived as a pandemic turning our world a little upside down. I went from working 3 days at home and 2 days in the office to working full time from home. We had to do something new called "social distance" which meant not being less than 6 feet from another human. We started wearing home-made face masks and were to "shelter in place". All the non-essential businesses were closed. Groceries were available but some things were in short supply if you could get them at all. Oddly, toilet paper became a hot commodity. <br />
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Our governor cracked down on closing up everything pretty fast but it didn't stave off the virus. Detroit was hit hard. Thousands were diagnosed and thousands died. On March 19, 2020 there were 171 diagnosed cases in Michigan. By April 12, less than a full month later, there were 24,028 cases. Another month later and it was 49,582 and 4,787 had died.<br />
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While I was still working, I no longer had commute time 2 days a week and there wasn't much to do with all the stores and entertainment closed...but I could still hike. So I did. It was a nice way to usher in spring in the midst of the raging virus.<br />
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I worked on finding new hiking trails and undiscovered paths since everyone and their brothers were out hiking/walking/biking as well. Some of the bike paths at Kensington turned into something akin to rush hour traffic congestion!<br />
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But I was sneaky. I know about horse trails...and many don't think hikers are allowed on them but I knew this not to be true. And they are some of the best trails around!<br />
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I'd occasionally see a horse and revel in the smell and chat up the riders as I hiked. But more often than not, I was alone on the trails absorbing the fresh spring air.<br />
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And when it was too cold or too rainy to hike, I organized. My pantry has never looked so good! Every closet in the house got a good cleaning and make-over!<br />
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Early March was really quite pretty - we had some really nice weather that was perfect for hiking.<br />
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This is one of the horse trails at Kensington. <br />
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The ice melted early and the ducks and swans were back!<br />
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This big, tough soldier is the son of one of my best friends...<br />
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And this is his new puppy!! Collective AWWWWWW!!!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324891797812462888.post-49648025926627471242020-07-13T18:03:00.000-04:002020-07-13T18:03:00.286-04:00HenrikI admittedly take way too many cat pictures. But he's so freaking cute!<br />
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He often sleeps curled up next to me in my office chair like this. Good thing I don't have a bigger butt! Sometimes he is on my lap but he seems to prefer next to me better.<br />
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One of his favorite spots - especially if I have the shutters open.<br />
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My coworker sometimes sits on the arm of my chair and not next to me to get a better view of what I'm working on apparently!<br />
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And then he will play jungle cat with the potted plant in the bathroom! LOL!<br />
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So that new guy I met in December? Well, we started planning a little winter trip to get away - to St. Louis on Valentine's Day Weekend! It was such a random place but we had a blast planning it!<br />
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Getting packed, Henrik decided my dresser drawer was worth investigating! His eyes look so big!!<br />
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First stop - the ARCH of course!!<br />
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I didn't know you could take a tram to the top where you get an amazing view of the city.<br />
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I didn't take a picture of it but we stayed in a place called The Last Hotel. It's play on words - the hotel was a former shoe factory and a "last" is a part of a shoe. It was a super cool hotel!<br />
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A view of the Mississippi River with a barge pushing cargo containers.<br />
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Our cheesy picture was taken in front of the screen with a picture of the arch with a perfect sky...I loved it anyway!<br />
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Inside the St. Louis historical museum.<br />
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I think this was at the St. Louis Library...this is what happens when you take too long to publish pictures!<br />
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For Valentine's Day, Garry (that's his name!) didn't give me just ONE card... :)<br />
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