Out West

We hit the road from home a few weeks back and headed west. We stopped in Deadwood SD where Steve did pretty good at slots. Now we're settled in a log cabin at the foothills of the Wyoming mountains! 

We trailered to this parking lot. There is still plenty of snow up there so the three of us did some exploring. The snowy mountain in the middle of the picture has a road going horizontally halfway up the mountain. That is the road we will take to get up the mountain in our four-wheeler. There are no guardrails. It's mostly a one lane, though it is passable. You can see for miles and miles. There are no guardrails. It is the only way up. It is beautiful at the top!

Water break at the top.

Hank's dish is out, too.

So much quiet beauty.

Not a soul around except for this guy...

...and this guy.

And Me!

A wonderful day in the Mountains!

Now we have to go back down the road to our truck. 

 

Road Trip To St. Ignace, MI

Recently, Steve and Hank and I took a quick road trip to St. Ignace. Steve needed a vehicle part from an auto parts yard. It was a beautiful day, so I grabbed my camera and off we went.

We stopped on a Lake Huron beach. Out yonder is the world's fifth-longest suspension bridge - the Mackinac Bridge. The c is silent so you say mackinaw for mackinac. On the other side of the bridge is Lake Michigan. So here you can see two of the five Great Lakes in one stop!

I'm looking southwest. To the left is the lower peninsula and to the right (which you can't see and I'm standing on) is the Upper Peninsula. The bridge extends roughly 5 miles across.

Cars and trucks heading to the UP.

My Gang

Behind Hank are the islands of Bois Blanc and Round Island. 

You can barely make out the Round Island Lighthouse.

That huge white building is the spectacular Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island!! I've been blessed to stay there a couple of times with my mom and every moment is literally grand!!

There is so much beauty up here in the UP!