3 Days in the UP






















































Monday we did some shopping, ran the dogs and relaxed around the trailer and camp.  We made a big family breakfast and smash burgers for dinner.  The smoke started to roll in to the point that we couldn’t watch the sunset.  It was pretty thick.  One of my classmates stopped by to say bye to Wendy and the girls.  It was fun to see what he’s been up to since we graduated.  

Tuesday we loaded up pretty early on the 22’ Polaris General XP and did a huge tour of the area.  We rode into town and picked up my mom so she could spend the day with us.  Here are a few highlights of the day.  10.5 hours, 167 miles, 8.7 gallons of fuel.  We stopped at Silver Falls, the trestle, high bank, Quartzite Falls, had lunch at Mt Arvon.  We then came back and let the dogs out.  After lunch we hit 40’ falls, Leatherby Falls, The Love Seat, the mouth of the Huron, The million dollar bridge and Erick’s Falls.  I feel I may have missed a stop in there.  We also picked a ton of berries, or ate a ton of berries on the backroads.  Tim and I swam at the mouth, the water was nice.  It was a bit smokey, but a great day.  

Yesterday we cooked a big breakfast on the Blackstone before heading out with the boat.  Tim’s brother and parents came with us.  We got on the water at Skanee park and headed for the eagles nest.  There were several juveniles around the nest but we didn’t see any adults.  From there it was off to the Huron Islands.  We got docked and I hiked up to the top with Whitey.  The view was awesome, even through the haze.  The next stop was the mouth of the Little Huron.  Tim and I swam and there were fish “rolling” all over the surface.  We couldn’t figure out what they were though.  The water was a little cooler and the fish flies were bad so we left.  The mouth of the big Huron wasn’t any better with the flies so we backed out and left right away.  As we were pulling back, I noticed and iPhone in the water.  It was mine from when I jumped out to pull the boat in.  Lucky it’s waterproof.  We stopped and had a picnic at what was once called nude beach and then slowly made our way back in.  It was an awesome day on the water.  We cleaned the boat and then my sister came out with my niece and nephew to visit.  Tim and I also swam at camp. The water was great.  

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The End of 24’

Image
 As 2024 comes to a close, we are in a cabin near Show Low AZ.  This area is beautiful at first glance and we will be here for a week.  It reminds us of Bend/Sisters, but it’s way smaller.  This is the first time Katy has been out of the RV since 12/1/20.  We are looking forward to exploring this area.  We hope everyone had a great Christmas and that you all have a happy New Year!   We took a trip up to Tucson and stayed at Catalina State Park.  It was a great trip and we enjoyed the lights at the botanical gardens.  The state park is great and really spread out.  We also had a seRV event with Full Time Families, where we made cards for the kids and families at Ronald McDonald House.  It was an amazing event and we enjoyed seeing old friends and making new ones.  The kids who participated were awesome, they helped us set up and tear down.   The next day we co-hosted another event in Sierra Vista.  We partnered with Wr...
Read more

North Again?

Image
Well, a lot has happened in the past month.     2025 is starting off pretty big.     We had a great time in the Show Low, Pine Top and Lakeside area.     Katy and I stayed in a one room cabin with the pups and it was fun, but after a few days we missed having our own stuff and our bed.     The area is cool and we had fun exploring Greer which was like driving down to the Metolius.    We went up to the ski hill the same day.    There were 1 or 2 runs open of man made snow and about 400 cars worth of people sharing the hill.    Not our jam.    The Pinetop Brewing Co was a fun stop, they have great beers and good food.    Beer brewed at 7,000’.   We took a tour of Petrified Forest NP and really like it.    It is a mixture of Blue Basin, The Painted Hills and the Badlands with a spattering of Fossilized Trees.    It’s worth getting out and taking the short loops in the par...
Read more

Want to go to Skagway?

Image
Friday we drove from Teslin Lake to Whitehorse Yukon.    We got on the road pretty early and were surprised to not see any wildlife along the way.    First stop was the laundromat.    Two XL washers and three dryers later and we were in business.    We met another full time couple doing laundry, who are traveling to Juneau for the summer.   Barry said they had a 5 hour ferry ride from Skagway to Juneau.    We then got to chatting about Skagway and the fact it was only two hours away.    I had been looking at it on maps but didn’t realize we were that close.    We parted ways and headed to Woodcutter’s Blanket Bar and Brewery for lunch.    Good beer…pass on the food.    While at the bar, I suggested we head to Skagway for a night or two as we will not have full hookups in Fairbanks until 5/4 ish.    I then talked myself out of it and Katy said let’s go for it.   We book...
Read more