Note: We didn’t know it at the time, but this would be the beginning of a set of visits that would take us all around the shoreline of Lake Superior. Up at 0500 CST to get moving to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (UP) where we don’t have a reservation. By 0615 CST we’re on our way…

Ice Cream, Yogurt, and Cheese all beckoned us as we traveled to Wisconsin for the first time. The morning drive was through cornfields with chicory and Queen Anne’s Lace along the roadside. Peoria Lake looked interesting. We passed the Caterpillar factory. If we come this way again, it might be fun to take the tour.  Passed…

Up and out by 8:30 we drove towards Indianapolis where we stopped to fill our 30# propane tank. Propane powers our refrigerator, stove, water heater, van heat, and generator when needed. One fill generally lasts us a month on the road. Camping World discounts propane by 25% on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, so that is when…

Leaving Natural Tunnel State Park, we back-tracked to photograph a railroad trestle we had passed yesterday. The Copper Creek Trestle is one of two here. The visible trestle is 167 feet tall. A lower trestle, built in 1890, is hidden by the trees. Constructed in 1908, the high trestle still services 18 coal trains per…

With Noah landing a cool paid internship this summer, we didn’t have to worry about who would be taking care of the house or his cat. After getting him through his driver’s license exam and driving to work with him for a week, we felt comfortable enough to head out on a month-long adventure. Well,…