Category: Camping
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Top of Lake Michigan
09 July 2023 – Sunday 0600 56,981 55°F Garden Golf in Garden, MI Shooting stars over Garden using an iPhone 13 on a tripod, triggered remotely by an apple watch. Beth slept in because she stayed up late taking star photos. 0925 56,981 62°F Leave Garden Golf We saw our shadow under blue skies before…
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Lake Michigan’s Iron Shoreline
08 July 2023 — Saturday 0928 56,860 67°F Leave North Shore Golf Club in Menominee, MI. We set out on M-35 as it hugs Lake Michigan’s shoreline. 1000 56, 879 67°F Cedar River State Harbor We pulled in here to take a walk around the marina and check out the sailboats. Michigan does a great…
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Green Bay Trains and Gardens
07 July 2023 – Friday 0830 56,763 62°F Leave Wine A Lot, an excellent Harvest Host spot. 0900 Green Bay, Wisconsin Beth dropped me off at the National Railroad Museum, before she headed to the Botanical Garden. The museum has three exhibits I really wanted to see. The engine and two cars used by General…
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Flight Innovation and Wine
06 July 2023 – Thursday Today we visit the EAA museum and spend the night at Wine a Lot wine pub. 0847 46,613 66°F Leave Verona, WI After a fun visit with our son and daughter-in-law we began wandering towards Maine. 0152 56,714 70°F Oshkosh, WI Several friends have recommended visiting the Experimental Aircraft Association…
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North Carolina to Wisconsin – Day 2
14 June 2023 Today we travel from Beckley, WV to FMCA Headquarters in Cincinnatti, Ohio. We were up early investigating options for a replacement propane hose. The mining heritage here helped us out. Mining requires heavy equipment with hydraulic hoses, so there is an infrastructure of shops that can make hoses on demand. We called…
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Sparta to Elroy Rail Trail
01 July 2023 – Saturday 0937 56,471 74°F Leave Camp Sawaka 1002 56,479 76°F Norwalk, Wisconsin Parking for the 32 mile long Sparta-Elroy Rail Trail. Here’s the text from the official state sign… ” This 32 mile state trail was formerly the mainline of the Chicago and North Western Railway. The conversion from “rail to trail”…
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