Yikes, where did June go? Life got super busy, this kept getting pushed to my back burner, and now I'm madly scrambling to keep our streak of two posts a month alive.
The humans recently took a whirlwind roadtrip to Michigan's Upper Peninsula, so this is basically going to be a photo dump with minimal explanations. It's kind of cheating, I know, but I plan to come back and flush it out when we finally have some downtime this holiday weekend.
Day 1: evening drive to the top of the lower peninsula
Christmas tree farm
Mom's bed for the first night
Day 2: St. Ignace and Marquette
the rental by the light of day
the car rental facility was all out of SUVs, so their chariot was this rental Jeep Wrangler
Wawatam Lighthouse in St. Ignace
It may look picturesque, but there were clouds of mosquitos and gnats that killed the mood.
Quillwork masterpieces on display in the Museum of Ojibwa Culture
Jingle Dress
sampling of the sculpture garden outside the museum
Lake Michigan views
they knew they were in the UP now
the view from Mt. Marquette
Presque Isle Harbor Lighthouse
they enjoyed skipping rocks, building cairns, and (in Mom's case) just enjoying the wide variety of pretty rocks
the view from the top of Sugarloaf Mountain
It was worth the hike!
Marquette Harbor Lighthouse
Mom's bed in Marquette. Sketchy hotel, but she slept great!
Day 3: Heading West
Ontonagon Lighthouse
the views were shrouded in mist
they toured the inside, which was restored to look like it would've in its heyday
On to the Porcupine Mountains!
First stop: the visitors' center, where they saw the only bears of the trip: two stuffed ones.
so much forest!
The Lake of the Clouds
this trail ended in a tower to climb
360 degrees of green and blue beauty from the top
Manabezho Falls
They kept heading west after that to Ironwood.
great food, classiest port-a-potty Mom has ever been in
On the way back east to Marquette, to the same sketchy hotel, they tried to stop at 3 different waterfalls. They couldn't find Root Beer Falls, the trail to second falls was closed, and they almost gave up on finding the third, Bond Falls
they persevered and made it to Bond Falls before sundown
Day 4: Going Up
Squaw Beach
the Jeep after the rough ride up Mt. Arvon
at the very top of Michigan!
no road noise from here, that's for sure!
They then journeyed up the Keweenaw Peninsula.
Sand Point Lighthouse in Baraga
aptly named: lots of sand
Eagle Harbor Lighthouse
The children's bedroom area in the lighthouse included these. =)
a tranquil Lake Superior
they drove in and out of lots of rain on their way back south
they stayed in a much more upscale hotel room on their final night in Manistique
Day 4: Kitch-iti-kipi, Petoskey, and home
they got to observe it from this floating platform
swirling sand and meandering fish
Mom's overpriced but irresistible souvenir =)
Goodbye, UP
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