MSPCGT: And Things Got Weird

I've shared beautiful views with you, but what really happens when geocachers have a holiday plus 6 days off?

You Sexy Thang photoshoot!

Different kind of treasure

Have you experienced Walt's Meats?

Ok, confession time! We crashed the 'Shoes Memorial celebration for a selfie and some cookies! Best decision ever!

Thank you, ShelleyJean, for snapping our mugs at each state park sign. Sometimes it got a little weird...

ShelleyJean also came through with an Upper Michigan Survival Kit.  It was wrapped in a doggy bag!

(sigh)

Hey! They let anyone into Tahquemenon Falls! Mr GSIXX and family were a great surprise!

Where'd Steve go?

Take us to your leader! Or, at least, away from the skeeters!

Have you been to Lakenenland? 

Amazing Wood Shop at Henry's Place

The goal here is to grab the knife first and fend off your teammates from this cinnamon roll!

Hilltop Restaurant - L'Anse

Peek-a-boo!
Not your average birdhouse

Yep. Battleship. Made of stone.

And giant snow rulers, too!

A bakery run my monks? YUM! The Jampot

Lake Superior is a frigid witch!

A happening place in Calumet

Glad you wore the big boots!

How many bears in this picture?

New dance? Or mosquito evasion? You decide.

Oh, my. That's a sexy merman!

I don't know where we are. Do you?
Make sure we don't leave you behind!

Nothing says romance like crashing a wedding at a roadside rest top in front of a waterfall!

Um.. where's the sign? What the heck?

Just turn your back for a few minutes..

Nothing says class than a plastic moose in Escanaba!

Have you been to the virtual in Fayette? 

This village is haunted!
Oh, that's us!

Kitch-iti-kippi
Can you believe they let us drive? 

Finally got our pasties! YUM! 3 Seasons Cafe

Can't wait for the next adventure!

MSPCGT: Distracted by the View

A month into the geotour series, TaGeez, ShelleyJean and I (and Signal) have completed 44 parks so far. But don't think for a moment we haven't enjoyed the best of every park. And let me tell you... MICHIGAN STATE PARKS ARE BEAUTIFUL!

In the Thumb...

Port Crescent SP

Port Crescent SP

Photo by ShelleyJean

Photo by ShelleyJean

Up U.S. 23 along Lake Huron...

Tawas Point SP

Harrisville SP

Thompson's Harbor SP

Ocqueoc Falls is the largest waterfall in Michigan's Lower Peninsula and the only universally-accessible waterfall in the United States

scrapcat - TaGeez - ShelleyJean
Ocqueoc Falls

Cheboygan SP

And into the Upper Peninsula 

Brimley SP

Upper Tahquamenon Falls

Lower Tahquamenon Falls

Muskallonge SP - Agate Hunting

We happened upon a lot of roadside waterfalls including Agler Falls, Upper & Lower Tioga Creek, Eagle River Falls, Jacob Falls, Agate Falls, Menominee Rapids and Fumee Falls (where we crashed a wedding at a roadside rest stop!).

Agler Falls

Ah, Lake Superior. What a frigid witch you are!

Brockway Mountain Drive - Lake Superior

Lovely spot and view, but even lovelier volunteers. The lighthouse was still closed for the season, but one of volunteers opened her up to give me a private tour! She stamped my lighthouse passport, too!

Eagle Harbor Lighthouse

Fort Wilkins SP

Copper Harbor Lighthouse - taken by ShelleyJean

Lake in the Clouds

Bond Falls

Amazing view from the shell of a fort.

Fayette SP Village

Kitch-iti-kipi was amazing! The water so clear and jade! As terrified of boats as I am, I was determined to experience the water firsthand! 

Palms Book SP AKA Kitch-ipi-kipi or The Big Spring

View from the center of the raft

And can you imagine? We have 56 more parks to visit! And we are going to enjoy EVERY minute!

Thank you, MiGO and Michigan DNR, for setting up this amazing tour!

MSPCGT: Signal Does the State Parks

I've been dragging my feet on writing this post, because I have so many fabulous memories and pictures from the Michigan State Park Centennial GeoTour (MSPCGT)! So, I decided to show you the amazing adventures of Scrapcat, TaGeez, and ShelleyJean through the eyes of Signal the Frog!

Michigan State Parks is celebrating their 100th birthday by sponsoring a geotour of its amazing parks! 100 regular and large caches hidden across 4 regions. Find them all for 4 path tags, 2 geocoins, a geotour souvenir and a lifetime of amazing memories. Because nothing is more beautiful than the State of Michigan!

And Signal couldn't agree more! He had a tour of some of the best sites in Michigan! Starting with a First-to-Find on Belle Isle with Scrapcat!

The tour kicked off Memorial Day weekend, and our adventurous group spent two days tooling around the thumb grabbing smilies and code words. Because I don't want to spoil the fun for others, I won't list the parks under the pictures. 

Not kidding... we didn't spot this one immediately.

Signal found a frog!

The following week found our intrepid explorers making a State Park run up US 23 and into the Upper Peninsula.  Gosh! It was beautiful. We had 6 days of amazing weather, amazing views, and all that's wonderful in the UP.

Lake Huron

Ocqueoc Falls

Upper Tahquamenon Falls

Lakenenland

Lake in the Clouds

Bond Falls

Menominee Rapids

Kitch-iti-kipi AKA The Big Spring

Mackinac Bridge

The Upper Peninsula trip was 1,826 miles long driving the entire perimeter. We walked 32 miles. Stayed in 5 hotels. Grabbed smilies and code words in 31 State Parks, and added 14 more Michigan counties! TaGeez and I completed our Michigan counties on this trip!

44 State Parks down, and we are enjoying every one of them! More adventures in two weeks!