False Alarm. . . .

On day last week I was driving home and saw a huge plume of smoke rising into the sky. Curious as I usually am, I drove over to see what was going on. It turns out that an old farm near my house was able to do a controlled burn in a field next to their barn. They were making a new pasture for the horses. At any rate it made for some serious imagery, it looks much more dramatic than it was

Day Tripin'

Mrs. Weber and I have had a hankerin' for a drive-and-hike trip. We start with the drive since my homeland of Leelanau County is about a half an hour from where we live. Call me set in my ways but on days like this I can't think of a better place to visit. Pyramid Point is part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and offers an awe-inspring experience that should not be missed by anyone who wants to see all that Northern Michigan has to offer.

Of course we brought the dog pack with us as usual (Dugan the collie and Timber the brown muttly one).

First spring B.B.Q!

We were invited to our friends house over the past weekend for a little "sun soakin', great food eatin', good friends hangin', Bar-B-Que. What a great time. Of course their daughter, 15 month old Audrey was too irresistable not to snap a few photos

Spring Has Sprung!

We have enjoyed some beautiful weather the past couple of days. We went from having snow everywhere to a huge melt off and I was even able to find my first flower of the year. It may seem obvious to say but, after a harsh winter, the color that flowers add to the outdoors is certainly taken for granted. It is so amazing to see the similarities humans have with the flora and the fauna. At first chance we all rush to absorb as much of the warmth and sunlight that each lengthening day has to offer.

Old Mission Peninsula

As a benefit of the recent time change here in northern Michigan we are able to take advantage of one more hour of daylight in the evenings. 

 A tour of Old Mission Peninsula was in order.

  It's been a while since I was last out there and it was great to visit again.

It's such breathtaking country how can you beat being surrounded by water on three sides

Liam and Audrey

Just a few images I was able to grab of my niece Audrey and my nephew Liam at a family gathering this past weekend.

Don't you just want to take em' both home.

Here's Liam as a Tyranosaurus Rex, he's a GRRRRRRREAT character actor

Summer Vacation To Canada

I was reminded recently of a trip my wife Ann and I took to a lesser know place in Canada called A-Ga-Wa Bay.  It's part of the Lake Superior Provincial Park in Ontario and is located on the eastern most part of the largest fresh water lake in the world, Lake Superior.  The wind was crazy, the waves coming off the lake were about eight feet tall. 

We drove from our hometown of Elk Rapids through the Upper Peninsula, past Sault Saint Marie, following the shoreline past Batchawana Bay, finally arriving at the A-Ga-Wa Bay campground.

The whole trip was about 5 or 6 hours in total.  There were so many amazing sights to see along the way not mention the scenery once we arrived within the park.

This place is extremely difficult to get to unless you have a 4x4 or are willing to abuse your car.

It is called Gargantua and is a small bay totally secluded and remote and can only be seen in person to describe it's splendor.  I can't wait to get back for more.