Mackinac Island (Michigan)

After 3 days of hiking we decided to leave a day early an go to Mackinac Island.  It is a little island only 8 miles around.  There are 2 vehicles on the island, a fire truck and an abulance, and everyone else travels by horse, bike, or walking.

 

The Grand Hotel

 

 View from hotel room

our room



The UPS guy

 

Bat

The Grand Hotel

Pictured Rocks (Upper Peninsula Michigan)

One day after we got home from Oregon I flew out to Michigan to go backpack pictured rocks with my mom and her friends.  It was so beautiful.  Lake Superior looked so much like the ocean. My pack weighed 42 lbs.

My mom and me swimming in Lake Superior

Day 2 Camp

filtered water

Day 9 (Oregon, Washington, Vancouver Island Trip)

Columbia River Gorge (Oregon)

Horsetail Falls

July 28- Steven and I got up at 5:45 am to do some hikes without the kids.  It was great going so early, we didn't see anyone else on any of the hikes.

Ponytail Falls

 Lower Oneonta Falls

This was such a beautiful hike.  It reminded me so much of the narrows in zion national park, except everything was green.  The river was the trail. We had to climb over a huge log jam and in one place the water was up to my shoulders.  The water was so cold!

 

No, I am not pregnant, my shirt just bubbled up under the water.

 The Wedding

That evening we went to my cousins wedding in White Salamon, WA.  It was a beautiful wedding.  It was the first wedding my kids have been to.  They had so much fun. Brooklyn loved the dancing and Brandon and Jason loved finding grasshoppers.