Bennington, VT to Great Barrington, MA | Hiking Mount Anthony | July 2024 We were only about two or three hours away from my brothers home near Great Barrington, but didn’t want to arrive too early. So we opted instead to loiter around Bennington, VT for the day. We’ve driven through or around Bennington several…
Visiting Field of Dreams | Hiking in Wapsipinicon State Park | Week with Family | May 2024 Today was the last day of our road trip from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to our hometown in Iowa. We had enjoyed our time traveling slowly, visiting places we’d wanted to see for a long time, and entering into…
Graduation Weekend with Family in Marquette, MI | May 2024 The remainder of our time in Marquette was spent enjoying time with my family. My older sister’s family came in from Minnesota bringing all our nieces and nephews which always makes for high energy outings. We returned to Lakenenland on one of the days so…
Day 3 in Marquette, MI | Hiking to Miners Falls and Miners Castle | Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore | Munising, MI | May 2024 On our third day in Marquette, we decided to go for a short road trip over to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Since we were bringing the dogs, we were a bit…
Day 2 in Marquette, MI | Hiking Sugarloaf Mountain | April 2024 Our second day in Marquette was both dry and cool, the perfect day to go hiking! We wasted no time in driving North to our chosen hike for the day: Sugarloaf Mountain. Starting from the South parking lot, this trail is one mile…
Day 1 in Marquette, MI | Visiting Lakenenland | Hiking Around Presque Isle Park | April 2024 Our week in Marquette started off rainy and cold. After spending almost a month in Southeastern Pennsylvania watching spring arrive, it felt like jumping back a season, and it was hard to re-adjust to colder temperatures. But we…