Ok Jenn, the fact that you have WAGON WHEEL playing on that video is simply AWESOME....
U.P. Overland 2009
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Ok Jenn, the fact that you have WAGON WHEEL playing on that video is simply AWESOME....
TJDIV
Adventurer
Yeah, but it made for such a great close out to the video. :smiley_drive:
"can't nobody hold me down, oh no, I got to keep on movin!" :victory:
Northern Explorer
Explorer
Spliced together video of the beaver dam flooded road. If I missed you it's because I ran out of space on my memory card.
Water Crossing Video
Water Crossing Video
Thanks for posting the video Jenn. Even though it rained all day friday, I think everyone was throughly satisfied with those trails.
Here's a few more pics.
Miner's Castle
Group stop
Batter up at the washout
Looking west of the Log Slide
Picking Wild Blueberries
Beach by the Two Hearted River
Lonely Pine Cone
Camping in the trees
Camping in style
Not mine, too fancy...
Here's a few more pics.
Miner's Castle
Group stop
Batter up at the washout
Looking west of the Log Slide
Picking Wild Blueberries
Beach by the Two Hearted River
Lonely Pine Cone
Camping in the trees
Camping in style
Not mine, too fancy...
travelogue and pics/videos link
My pictures and videos are here:
http://s595.photobucket.com/albums/tt39/kentongreen/
My round-trip from northern Illinois was about 1,300 glorious, unforgettable miles. Thank you Kristian and Jason and the rest for giving my son Max and me an opportunity to get to know each other better, get to know each of you, and build memories together doing something I remember with golden memories of my young years-- camping with dad and with friends.
We left home at 7am central time on Tuesday, and arrived at Copper Harbor just in time to meet the 'first half' crew of about 10 rigs, and get to camp at High Point. I was so geeked, I forgot to gas up, so Kristian had to take me to Bete Griese the next day (oops!).
Fell asleep that night to the slap-slap of the water against the rocky bluffs, what an unforgettable reminder of where we were. Max was worried earlier, as we set up the tent, that the noise was a growl of some sort. "Maybe a Bear. Or a Puma. A bear or a puma, what do you think dad?" He didn't believe my reassurances, but Pad explained it to him, and that comforted him apparently. We had a good sleep. I resolved to wear my hat the rest of the cool nights, and it worked great.
We camped near Mark "lovebird" and Jaeme "tattoo leg", Pad "clove cigarette" and Beth "ponytails", and Brandon and Anna, the incognito legal eagles from Spartan-land. We also met most or all of the rest-- Mike "cowboy hat" Smith and Teddi "let me get your picture" in the FJ40, from Homer glen. Teddi, Beth, and Joan in particular were nice to Max, and that helped open him up a little since he likes getting attention. Thanks gals!
Jason "organization is my middle name" came in later that night and handed out the list of participants, which I found very helpful. I'm referring to it now, as a matter of fact. I also met that night Brett "beer in hand", Jason "the other one with a dog, from VA", and Ben "RC racecar".
All in all a great group, by the time I set up my tent though it was too dark to socialize much. My tent was the biggest, and took the longest to set up (and tear down). It also has a Jeep logo on a Toyota SUV-- uncool, really, I'll have to bear the brunt of the criticism.
The next morning, during tent tear-down I saw a falling leaf from the corner of my eye, and then one of my neighbor campers started making some squeaking noise. Then, I realized the leaf was a BAT!, and the squeak was from it. I picked it up on a stick and after some pictures, placed it in a tree. Our first wildlife, and a good rare one (hopefully) for us.
The next day took us on beautiful dirt/seasonal roads, eventually to a more sandy beach. This time we were awake long enough to sit by the campfire. That night it rained and didn't really stop until Saturday.
Off to sleep, I'll write more tomorrow...
Lorax
My pictures and videos are here:
http://s595.photobucket.com/albums/tt39/kentongreen/
My round-trip from northern Illinois was about 1,300 glorious, unforgettable miles. Thank you Kristian and Jason and the rest for giving my son Max and me an opportunity to get to know each other better, get to know each of you, and build memories together doing something I remember with golden memories of my young years-- camping with dad and with friends.
We left home at 7am central time on Tuesday, and arrived at Copper Harbor just in time to meet the 'first half' crew of about 10 rigs, and get to camp at High Point. I was so geeked, I forgot to gas up, so Kristian had to take me to Bete Griese the next day (oops!).
Fell asleep that night to the slap-slap of the water against the rocky bluffs, what an unforgettable reminder of where we were. Max was worried earlier, as we set up the tent, that the noise was a growl of some sort. "Maybe a Bear. Or a Puma. A bear or a puma, what do you think dad?" He didn't believe my reassurances, but Pad explained it to him, and that comforted him apparently. We had a good sleep. I resolved to wear my hat the rest of the cool nights, and it worked great.
We camped near Mark "lovebird" and Jaeme "tattoo leg", Pad "clove cigarette" and Beth "ponytails", and Brandon and Anna, the incognito legal eagles from Spartan-land. We also met most or all of the rest-- Mike "cowboy hat" Smith and Teddi "let me get your picture" in the FJ40, from Homer glen. Teddi, Beth, and Joan in particular were nice to Max, and that helped open him up a little since he likes getting attention. Thanks gals!
Jason "organization is my middle name" came in later that night and handed out the list of participants, which I found very helpful. I'm referring to it now, as a matter of fact. I also met that night Brett "beer in hand", Jason "the other one with a dog, from VA", and Ben "RC racecar".
All in all a great group, by the time I set up my tent though it was too dark to socialize much. My tent was the biggest, and took the longest to set up (and tear down). It also has a Jeep logo on a Toyota SUV-- uncool, really, I'll have to bear the brunt of the criticism.
The next morning, during tent tear-down I saw a falling leaf from the corner of my eye, and then one of my neighbor campers started making some squeaking noise. Then, I realized the leaf was a BAT!, and the squeak was from it. I picked it up on a stick and after some pictures, placed it in a tree. Our first wildlife, and a good rare one (hopefully) for us.
The next day took us on beautiful dirt/seasonal roads, eventually to a more sandy beach. This time we were awake long enough to sit by the campfire. That night it rained and didn't really stop until Saturday.
Off to sleep, I'll write more tomorrow...
Lorax
Rattler
Thornton Melon's Kid
Kenton,
I could tell Max was having the time of his life. He seems like a very good kid. I will always cherish a trip I had with my dad when we took his Vette to Bowling Green, KY in '97 (I was a lot older than Max when I had my dad-trip). Just the 2 of us and we had an awesome time. He passed way 3 years ago today but I will always think of that trip. I am glad you had a great time and it was great meeting you and your son and I am sure both of you will always remember it.
Cool TLC you have and I still don't know how you run those tires without rubbing!
upcruiser
Perpetual Transient
Jason, nice water video, Kenton, great pics and videos too. Glad you guys had a great time. I'm sure, as Brett mentioned, these will be fond memories for Max. I thought I had snapped a shot of Pad and Max throwing the football at the Two Hearted camp but couldn't seem to find it when I was uploading pics.
Well, here are some more pictures from the second leg of the trip. Friday morning came early, very early! We met at 7am at the Lower Harbor park in Marquette to organize, have a quick meeting, and to get filmed by the local news. We were greeted to the day by a thick, steel grey cloud cover and light rain. This was an omen of the weather to come...
I picked up a co driver from the airport Thursday evening. Now with a navigator/cinematographer onboard, we were rolling! Jenn managed to capture alot of footage whether it be turned around shooting out the back of the truck in the monsoon conditions Friday or through the sunroof on Saturday and Sunday. Good stuff.
Lined up at the bridge for our second stop on Friday. This was a needed break after a long stretch of whoop de doos. I was laughing constantly the whole time watching the Eagle bobbing across them, with the front tires leaving the ground frequently. Those struts got a workout.
I figured out the reason for Frank's erratic driving, faulty clothing design..
The Eagle in action. This car definately got more attention from the attendees and the random public our caravan encountered as we meandered across the UP.
I failed to take many pictures from Friday night's camp. The rain was coming down so hard and steady that I didn't feel like exposing my camera to it. After a brief foray into Munising to grab a bite and dry out a bit, a group of us went to Miner's Castle and Miner's beach in the Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore. The waves were large and still building as winds were blowing straight in out of the north with gale force. After getting back to our camp and setting up I cursed the weather some as the strong gusts broke one of the legs right off of my awning, leaving me with no protection from the elements other then the sleeping quarters of the Cruiser. My single greatest mistake of the weekend was taking my rain jacket out of the Cruiser and forgetting to put it back in Friday morning, leaving my with only a fleece jacket in the great typhoon of '09. I was soaked to the bone after dealing with the awning issue and Jenn and I decided it best to just kick back in the truck and watch a movie. It was just what I needed and was dry and cozy in the truck while the wind lashed with such fury that the whole truck would shake. We only left the truck long enough to sample some of Hod's incredible lamb/beef burgers and check in with everyone briefly. Saturday morning, though still grey, proved to be dry and was a big spirit lifter for the group.
Saturday's team building excercise. After encountering a washout that was around 5 feet deep we got to work doing some road "improvements". Pretty much the whole team worked together to source logs to fill the large voids with as those with shovels regraded the high side and filled over the logs. Ended up working great. We even had an audience of Tom's uncle who was running his bear dogs and we just happened to randomly encounter..... right after we randomly passed about 10 of his cousins on a dirt road an hour earlier. That guy is related to that whole county I swear.....
The view from the top of Devil's Log slide looking to Grand Sable pt and lighthouse
Jenn with the breaking surf 300 feet below.
Well, here are some more pictures from the second leg of the trip. Friday morning came early, very early! We met at 7am at the Lower Harbor park in Marquette to organize, have a quick meeting, and to get filmed by the local news. We were greeted to the day by a thick, steel grey cloud cover and light rain. This was an omen of the weather to come...
I picked up a co driver from the airport Thursday evening. Now with a navigator/cinematographer onboard, we were rolling! Jenn managed to capture alot of footage whether it be turned around shooting out the back of the truck in the monsoon conditions Friday or through the sunroof on Saturday and Sunday. Good stuff.
Lined up at the bridge for our second stop on Friday. This was a needed break after a long stretch of whoop de doos. I was laughing constantly the whole time watching the Eagle bobbing across them, with the front tires leaving the ground frequently. Those struts got a workout.
I figured out the reason for Frank's erratic driving, faulty clothing design..
The Eagle in action. This car definately got more attention from the attendees and the random public our caravan encountered as we meandered across the UP.
I failed to take many pictures from Friday night's camp. The rain was coming down so hard and steady that I didn't feel like exposing my camera to it. After a brief foray into Munising to grab a bite and dry out a bit, a group of us went to Miner's Castle and Miner's beach in the Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore. The waves were large and still building as winds were blowing straight in out of the north with gale force. After getting back to our camp and setting up I cursed the weather some as the strong gusts broke one of the legs right off of my awning, leaving me with no protection from the elements other then the sleeping quarters of the Cruiser. My single greatest mistake of the weekend was taking my rain jacket out of the Cruiser and forgetting to put it back in Friday morning, leaving my with only a fleece jacket in the great typhoon of '09. I was soaked to the bone after dealing with the awning issue and Jenn and I decided it best to just kick back in the truck and watch a movie. It was just what I needed and was dry and cozy in the truck while the wind lashed with such fury that the whole truck would shake. We only left the truck long enough to sample some of Hod's incredible lamb/beef burgers and check in with everyone briefly. Saturday morning, though still grey, proved to be dry and was a big spirit lifter for the group.
Saturday's team building excercise. After encountering a washout that was around 5 feet deep we got to work doing some road "improvements". Pretty much the whole team worked together to source logs to fill the large voids with as those with shovels regraded the high side and filled over the logs. Ended up working great. We even had an audience of Tom's uncle who was running his bear dogs and we just happened to randomly encounter..... right after we randomly passed about 10 of his cousins on a dirt road an hour earlier. That guy is related to that whole county I swear.....
The view from the top of Devil's Log slide looking to Grand Sable pt and lighthouse
Jenn with the breaking surf 300 feet below.
FJ40 Guy
Observer
Teddi here. We had a fantastic time this year!! Many thanks to Kristian and Jason for planning and executing a wonderful adventure and experience for all of us. It was so great spending time with and getting to know everybody this year. Seeing everyone from last year and meeting all the newbys this year. A BIG Congratulations to Mark and Jaeme on your engagement. How romantic!!!! I (or should I say Mike) will be posting our pictures as soon as we can sort through them. All the pictures I took of you with your vehicles turned out great and I will be posting them as soon as I can.
upcruiser
Perpetual Transient
Can you spot Joash? He was probably setting up to take more awesome photos. Grand Sable Dunes
Lunch time and a refueling stop in Grand Marais. The sun finally broke through and the day was getting better and better!
We could resist the urge to stop no longer, the blueberries were everywhere and with fear of mutiny afoot, we decide to pull over and feast/pick. Jason searches for wifi amongst the blueberries..
The spoils!
Tom roasting up his dinner at Camp Eagle, mouth of the Two Hearted
The group watching Frank surf
Elripster having lived up to his name, talking to Brandon, post-shred
Tom and Flex
One of my favorite moments of the weekend was when we were picking blueberries and everyone was rolling out and Max was next to our truck and said "Dad, come pick me up, I have to pick as many as I can!!" Tim and I were laughing for a good five minutes!
It's going to take me forever to get through everyones pictures but I'm working on it and mine. I'm trying to learn to process like Joash and Tom so it's taking me longer
elripster
Adventurer
I'll have my pics up tonight I hope. Get this, I left the trip early because I had to fly out early Tuesday to Boston for 4 days. I'm about to board the plane when the customer calls and cancels the trip. My bag went to Boston with my personal computer and pics which I had intended to upload last night in the hotel.
Oh well, next time I just need to block off more time for these trips.
Once again I can't wait until next year.
Frank
Oh well, next time I just need to block off more time for these trips.
Once again I can't wait until next year.
Frank
Here are a couple of mine from the trip
The beach at the mouth of the Two Hearted
The boys and Brendan's toy
one of my versions of the sunset
After the sunset
Frank headed out to surf
Working on Brian's rig at the Dunes lot
Here's my flickr with a couple others in it and I'll be adding more each morning hopefully...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28319349@N08/
The beach at the mouth of the Two Hearted
The boys and Brendan's toy
one of my versions of the sunset
After the sunset
Frank headed out to surf
Working on Brian's rig at the Dunes lot
Here's my flickr with a couple others in it and I'll be adding more each morning hopefully...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28319349@N08/
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scarysharkface
Explorer
Great photographs.. :drool: