It was the last RV trip of 2025. It seems like such a short time ago I was getting ready for the camping season with some new gear, lots of cool reservations and the eager anticipation for another season in the Atlas. Trips to Lake Chelan, Deception Pass State Park, and Traverse City, Michigan wereContinueContinue reading “Riding the Rim at Crater Lake National Park”
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Day 19 – Bemidji, Minnesota to the International Peace Garden, North Dakota
We woke up to a bright and sunny morning at the Bemidji KOA. No rain. No gray clouds. Sunshine. After the downpour the night before – it was nice to see some good weather for our next travel day. We woke up to nice travel weather in Bemidji We got on the road at aContinueContinue reading “Day 19 – Bemidji, Minnesota to the International Peace Garden, North Dakota”
Day 18 – Munising, Michigan to Bemidji, Minnesota
Some days are simply travel days. Not a lot of cool things to see or do. We pack up the camper, run through our check list, and then hit the road. It was time to leave Munising, Michigan after two days and head to Bemidji, Minnesota as we head for home. Our camping spot atContinueContinue reading “Day 18 – Munising, Michigan to Bemidji, Minnesota”
Day 17 – Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Munising, Michigan
Today was the day for us to explore a new National Lakeshore that we had never been to before – Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on the northern shoreline of Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I had watched a couple of videos during the dead of winter at home which talked about theContinueContinue reading “Day 17 – Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Munising, Michigan”
Day 16 – Seney Wildlife Refuge in Seney, Michigan
It is time to head back west towards Washington. After our time in Traverse City – we set out for Munising, Michigan for two nights to spend some time at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. This was a relatively short travel day of about 275 miles so we were ableContinueContinue reading “Day 16 – Seney Wildlife Refuge in Seney, Michigan”
Day 15 – Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, pt 2.
All good things must come to an end … or so the saying goes. After a terrific week with Tim and Tricia exploring Mackinaw Island and the greater Traverse City Area – we bid good bye to the Tennessee Schulz Clan as they headed home. Before hitting the road, Tim and Tricia treated us toContinueContinue reading “Day 15 – Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, pt 2.”
Day 13 – Exploring South Manitou Island in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Noel and I are big fans of the National Park System. While many people are familiar with the well known National Parks like Yellowstone or Everglades – there are other units of the NPS such as National Lakeshores and National Historical Parks that are also great places to visit. We took the opportunity to startContinueContinue reading “Day 13 – Exploring South Manitou Island in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore”
Day 11 Mackinac City, Michigan to Traverse City, Michigan
Some travel days are exciting – some are pretty routine. This one was … routine. It was a short day. We left Mackinac City KOA and headed a bit south to the Traverse City KOA – a mere 125 miles or so. Before leaving Mackinac City behind us – Noel wanted to get a fewContinueContinue reading “Day 11 Mackinac City, Michigan to Traverse City, Michigan”
Day 8 – Copper Harbor, Michigan to Paradise, Michigan
It was a journey through time – in more ways than one. As our travel day progressed – we stepped back in time into the early 1900’s at Keweenaw National Historical Park and learned about some of the challenges in the Upper Peninsula during the Great Depression. We also stepped back in time to 1995ContinueContinue reading “Day 8 – Copper Harbor, Michigan to Paradise, Michigan”
Day 6 – Duluth, Minnesota to Copper Harbor, Michigan
Today was a travel day. These start out in a normal way in the morning with breakfast and a hot shower. Then it is time to get everything ready for travel – this includes packing up the camp chairs, putting away the Starlink Receiver, setting up Auroras pen on the couch for travel, draining theContinueContinue reading “Day 6 – Duluth, Minnesota to Copper Harbor, Michigan”
Kirk’s Travelogue 