Labor Day Weekend in Upper Michigan

[dave_wells]

Frogmaster --- Was Nice enough to take me on a tour of the UPPER Penn.

 

Day 1 ---

Thursday 9/3--- I went up to Wesick Michigan to Charlie ( Frogmaster) Home

Were I spent the night

 

I met Charlie ( frogmaster ) and Mimi at MD in Oberilin earlier this year

He is in the army reserves and comes to Columbus Ohio

We get together when he is in town

 

 

Day 2 --- Friday 9/4 ---

 

Charlie and I followed the Lake Michigan coast

 

through Petoskey, Michigan around to Harbor springs along a route known as

the Tunnel of Trees We ended up in Cross Village, Michigan then around Around to the Mackinac Bridge

 

From there we headed North to Grand Marais on Lake Superior

 

While there we camped at Camped at Woodland Park Campground

 

Day 3 --- Saturday 9/5 ---

 

We went to Munising Michigan and took a 2.5 hour boat cruise along Picture Rocks National Seashore While we had several hours to wait for the boat

 

We rode along the coast and took some photos of waterfalls and the coast line from the bluffs

 

Day 4 --- Sunday 9/6 ---

We broke camp and went to Tahqamenon Falls State Park in Paradise Michigan.

This was A really nice park 2 parts the upper and lower falls my favorite was the lower falls

We needed to take a row boat to an island the river splits around there are water falls around the whole island

Then we rode north to White Fish Point to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum and took a tour of the museum and light house then went in the water up to my knees

collected some rocks rinsed my head

 

 

Then took the long drive home through the night I went over the Mackinac Bridge at dusk

Beautiful view no lights along the shore of Lake Michigan on one side Lake Huron on the other

Just Peaceful I had to keep remembering to look at the road

 

 

7:00 pm Sunday I was at White Fish Point standing in Lake Superior

5:00 am Monday I was in Columbus Ohio unpacking

 

I had wonderful weekend........

[Squidley]

Thats beautiful area up there, Lonna and I were married at the Upper Tahquamenon Falls, where your boat pic was taken right at the foot of the falls. Great area to ride and some of the best scenery on the planet

[BuckShot]

Nice pics. Great rideing also, been to some of those place's on the bike also.

Maybe you should nominate Charlie to head up the int. rally for 2010.

Or at least host a long weekend up there.

[LilBeaver]

I sure miss living and riding up in the U.P. ... At least for the months of June, July, August and September...

 

Plenty of good riding and lots of nice trials. Glad ya'll had a great trip!