We explored many lighthouses during our time in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. While camping at Porcupine Wilderness State Park, we decided to begin our lighthouse adventure in the neighboring town of Ontonagon, Michigan. The lighthouse does not have any electricity, so they only open it from 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. fromContinue Reading
Last time, I talked about camping and hiking in Trinidad Lake State Park. A great day trip from that park is the newly formed Fishers Peak State Park. The park is only open sunrise to sunset. There is no camping and no office there. You pay your entrance fee atContinue Reading
Because we have been traveling, I am taking a break from our New Mexico posts and am using one I have in reserve. I will continue our New Mexico parks next week and will review Santa Rosa State Park. On a cold day in January (Well for Texans we consideredContinue Reading
Last week, I talked about the exciting day trips you could take from Elephant Butte Lake State Park. One of them is a free trip to the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Park. Though there is no entrance fee, the park will cost you in gas and the time it takesContinue Reading
As we drove to our next camping destination, we enjoyed the unlikely combination of apple cider and pristine white sands. This is the eighth post in our series about visiting state and national parks in New Mexico. As we looked at the route from Brantley Lake State Park to Elephant Butte LakeContinue Reading
This is the fourth post in our series about New Mexico parks, our second about day trips from Brantley Lake State Park. Looking for a day trip where you can swim and cool off that is near Brantley Lake, try a local favorite: Sitting Bull Falls Recreation Area. Sitting BullContinue Reading
I talked about this 4 wheel drive road last summer in my post about Eleven Mile Canyon. The road is also called 393. We drove this beautiful road again, and I thought it would be helpful to do an in-depth post about it since I was not able to findContinue Reading
We took our daughter and her roommate for a fun day trip to the Garfield Trail on a Sunday afternoon. The Garfield Trail seeks to honor the contributions of local creator Jim Davis. The trail contains 14 different Garfields in several small towns, each reflecting the flavor of the community.Continue Reading