A Saturday drive
8 Oct
This past weekend we stuck close to home and relaxed. The weather was very fall-like so we decided to take an afternoon drive up to Big Bay, a small lakeside town to the northwest. We decided to take the alternative route of County Road 510, a 25-mile dirt road that’s pretty isolated. En route to CR 510, we decided to stop at the Michigan Iron Industry Museum, a first for both of us. It was quite impressive, very interesting and we highly recommend it. The trees along 510 were really beautiful and vibrant. Many parts of the road have an overhead tree canopy that makes it feel like you’re driving through a very colorful tunnel. We were hoping to come across a moose but no such luck. On Sunday, we flip-flopped between two pathetic football games (Packers & Lions) and then went shopping in the late afternoon.
The trees around our house have changed quite fast in the last few days. It’s kind of cool how different areas have a different rate of change. Greg is hoping to get some photos this week of the fall colors when he’s traveling to/from Munising. As for snow… none here, yet. There were reports late last week of the higher terrain areas seeing snowflakes, though. Just a matter of time. (Imagine Leah’s frown here.)
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What a beautiful fall picture!! Glad you had a nice day.
Do you guys remember the Big Boy graveyard? Wasn’t that somewhere up 510?
Oh, yeah, I forgot about the Big Boy graveyard! I didn’t see it at all, but then again, I didn’t think to look for it. Darn! That would’ve been a great picture.