I do not tire of looking at such beauty. Not the best picture in the world, but I snapped this while the van was moving as we drove home from dropping our daughter off at camp. We were near St. Joseph, MI driving along Lake Michigan.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Look what we saw...on our way to camp!
Another Bear Hunt! While driving up in Michigan to Interlochen, we saw this sign. I did not take this photo but instead nabbed it from the Michigan DNR site. Apparently 90% of the 15,000-19,000 bear in Michigan live in the U.P. There is a section of highway M-115 that runs through bear habitat. From the article I read, in the past five to seven years 11 bears have been hit and killed by cars on this and an adjacent section of highway. It says there have been numerous reported "close calls" too.
No bears spotted on our trip. I'll keep looking on the next trip north in two-and-a-half weeks. :)
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
The Hyper-miler and the Bear Hunt
About 20 mile into our fresh tank of gas - just past Morgantown, W. Virginia - our transmission seemed to be acting up! We limped the last 200 miles to our in-laws house near DC. We would creep 40 mph up the hills, which were really mountains; and then hold our arms up for the roller coaster ride hitting 70+ on the downhill slope. It was truly a lesson in being a hyper-miler.
Every so often I'd see a wildlife sign with a deer and a bear silhouette on it. Wouldn't it be great to see a bear!? We certainly were creeping a long at times and my camera was just itching to snap that shot.
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After making the 600+ mile return trip and nay a problem with the transmission, my husband was able to disconnect, then reconnect the fuse which caused our check engine light to turn on.
Can't wait for our next adventure...I wonder when, and where, we'll get stuck! I hope there is cell service. :)
Friday, June 06, 2008
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Wow! Uncanny likeness.
The former Surgeon General and a recent judge in the Electric Vehicle event at Science Olympiad Nationals at The George Washington University in DC. My research shows C. Everett Koop is 91. Highly unlikely that this was him on Saturday.
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