That's how long before my upcoming VACATION!
While I don't look forward to the 8 hour drive, the packing and unpacking of the car, or the hundreds of dollars we will spend on fuel, I am certainly looking forward to 9 days away from the office and 7 of those being spent in the tranquility of the UP.
Our plan so far is simply to leave early Saturday morning and spend the first 5 nights camping at Bewabic State Park near Crystal Falls. While we're there, we may do a few day trips to various places in the area and possibly venture into northern Wisconsin but nothing major. We're taking the bikes, card games, and swim suits so my goal is simply to enjoy being out in the woods, hang out around camp, cook over the open fire, and try not to get eaten alive by any mosquitoes that happen to be in the area. The end of the trip will be capped off with a trip to what is probably my most favorite place to go in this state, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PRNLS). The nephew has never been to the UP and we decided he's old enough for a little day hiking out on the rocks this year. It's something we've never done with him and I'm probably more excited to go back to Munising than camping.
There will be a boat cruise, a sunset spent out on Sand Point, a tourist visit to the old standby Miners Castle and Miners Beach to see what it looks like now (part of it collapsed last year and we haven't been up there since), a little rock collecting, and a day hike out to Grand Portal Point, Chapel Rock, and Chapel beach. If I can still walk at the end of that 10-mile hike, there will be another sunset photo opp and a trip to the pasty shop to stock up for the year. Good thing the cooler will be empty on the way home; I plan to fill it with pasties from Muldoon’s!
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