Wow! I hope this doesn’t become a popular West coast extreme sport. It was very strange to come across this video of a guy kayaking through the flooded streets of my hometown. This particular intersection is only a block from the beach, so the flooding is due to tides, not just rain…...

Random as it may seem, there was a lot of thought that went into our decision to vacation in Michigan this summer.  When I first got the itch to plan a trip back in May, I had it in my mind that we would check out the Outer Banks in North Carolina. I was in the mood for some good, solid beach time and...

We are on the tail end of our road trip now. Last few days have been great. Especially Wednesday, road trip day 6, when we drove to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park and hiked out to Pyramid Point, which overlooks Lake Michigan from a 150 foot bluff. After exploring the edge a little, we found a safe...

Posting from our campsite at Leelanau State Park, located at the northernmost tip of Leelanau Penninsula (west of Traverse City). Had to alter our plans just a little bit yesterday, as the campground where we originally planned to stay booked up early. So we decided to head further north and check out...

Hi everyone! Typing this up from our balcony over looking the Kalamazoo river (Kalamazoo, of Derek Jeter birthplace fame) in Saugatuck, Michigan. The road trip is going great, and we finally found a solid internet connection so I wanted to check in and post an update. The 18 hour ride was actually...

Don’t panic! We’re just on vacation for a couple of weeks. Dave and I will be celebrating our first wedding anniversary with a road trip to Lake Michigan. In an effort to be sensitive to his aversion to flying, I’ve planned a road trip that will take us to an area of the country neither...