Comfort Inn Hart

The Silver Lake Sand Dunes stretch two miles long and one mile wide bordering both Lake Michigan and Silver Lake. They're the only dunes east of the Mississippi that allows vehicle access. The 2,000 acres of sand dunes at Silver Lake were once covered by white ...

Left Upper Peninsula and arrived at Silver Creek RV Resort in early afternoon. This campground is by far the best campground we've stayed in since we left Florida. Each site has a double width concrete pad; the roads are paved; grass on each site is watered daily; has cable TV and it's very clean.

... restaurant there are room deodorizing spray cans in the bathroom. You can't beat that. I solute anyone conscious of the smell in their.... facilities. The theatre school should come up to Ludington and take notes.

Despite yesturdays follies I'm ready to get back on the road. We have about 60 miles to go today. We will hopefully take it easy on our very sore bodies. So.... back to the bikes!

The coast of Michigan is beautiful by the way.

... a good book with the sun warming your skin and the lake breeze ruffling your hair. It's the only place - so far - where I've been able to nap peacefully. Plus, my aunt likes to cook. And we like to eat. So it's fitting that we traveled there for our long Labor Day weekend. Not much else to write about, though, than what I've said above. It's just that kind of trip.

... where Dan and my Mom have had a piece of property since I was in High School. The weather did not appreciate our plans or really give a hoot. The day was a murky, gray, sorry excuse of an afternoon. Brushing the weather aside, we still found time to go play in a park in Ludington and let Avalon run around. Winston the West ...

We are actually 30 minutes outside of Hart, out in the country somewhere. Our final stretch was down a dirt road that look liked a corn farmers driveway. Because we were on the bus, we were able to pass the mile and a half of parked cars waiting to get into the gate. After deboarding the bus, we turned our tickets in and were tagged with our ...

Waking up early on a beautiful Saturday in June, I pack my trusty backpack and look forward to heading out to L. Michigan with my boss for the summer, Recycle Rob. Rob coordinates Kalamazoo College's Recycling program, for which I am working this summer. He often goes out camping with students he knows at the college. I first met Rob on the LandSea program which took place the summer before college. He manages all the gear for that program ...

So it's time to go home. Already! I'm sad to leave, sad to head back to the city, sad to see this weekend - the last long holiday weekend of summer - end. Monkey is packed, the car is loaded up, and we wave goodbye (and tap the trusty horn, as tradition requires) as we leave.

... and its surrounding sand dunes, which are a mecca for off-roaders. The dunes are damn cool, although they look so much smaller than when I was younger. All the big-ass trucks, however? Not so cool. Too many people and trucks and noise and exhaust - so it's time to go. (Yes, yes, to eat. And to drink. But...that's not the point, m'dears!)

I can't imagine that it's possible for these gorgeous sunsets to ever get old. I mean, it's only our second night here, so I'm probably getting ahead of myself. But in any case, sunsets this breathtaking are not meant to be ignored. It's an event - a daily event - that I would hate to miss. Ahhh, it's a good one and I don't ever want to go home.