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DIY BIKE RACK
I did a lot of research to try to find a rack to put on our truck. Most of the racks would be closer to $1000 by the time you bought all...
jscranton4
Oct 22, 20211 min read
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Spring Lake Camp Ground - Macomb, IL
We have now stayed at Spring Lake 4 times, 2 times in 2020 and 2 times in 2021. We usually kayak and camp and see my family. 2021 Dawn...
jscranton4
Oct 19, 20211 min read
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Millpoint Campground - Peoria, IL - 2021
Our last outing of the year. 117 miles from home. It took us a little over 2 hours to get there. We didn't get to leave quite on time...
jscranton4
Oct 19, 20212 min read
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Walk through and Upgrades...
In 2020 we upgraded from our Flagstaff popup camper to a 2021 Grand Design 2800BH. This video shows a walk through and highlights the...
jscranton4
Oct 19, 20211 min read
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Central UP - Michigan - Great campground!
Here is the video of our campground for the week during our stay in 2021 in August. Great campground! https://youtu.be/T99lm2D9ydc
jscranton4
Sep 26, 20211 min read
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Camp right on the river....but first come first serve...
Here is the video from our stay at Spruce Creek Park in Bellevue, IA in 2021. A lot to do in the area. Great park. I should mention...
jscranton4
Sep 26, 20211 min read
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Lot's of space...
Here is the video from our 2021 stay at Hickory Grove campground just off of I 80 in central Illinois. https://youtu.be/U5WTw60mXLU
jscranton4
Sep 26, 20211 min read
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Day 8 - 8-7-21 - Oswald's Bear Sanctuary and Kayaking Pretty Lake with snakes!
On the way to Pretty Lake which is in the middle of the middle of nowhere we would pass the Bear Sanctuary so we stopped to check it out....
jscranton4
Sep 23, 20212 min read
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Day 7 - 8-6-21 - Whitefish Point and...
The plan for today was to do Whitefish point since we missed it earlier. We were also going to try to go to the Bear Sanctuary but we...
jscranton4
Sep 23, 20211 min read
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Day 6 - 8-5-21 - Grand Marias Beach
Since we are not going to bike Grand Island we decided to take it easy today and Logan wanted to go to a beach. Our camping neighbors,...
jscranton4
Sep 23, 20211 min read
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Day 5 - 8-4-21 - Pictured Rock Boat Tour / Sand Point Beach
Since we didn't get to do the pontoon boat and we couldn't kayak Pictured Rock we decided to take the official boat tour. Yeah, I don't...
jscranton4
Sep 23, 20212 min read
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Day 4 - 8-3-21 - Mackinac Island
Today we head East. The first day was West. Second day was North so today, off to the Island and we are taking our bikes. We are going...
jscranton4
Sep 23, 20212 min read
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Day 3 - 8-2-21 - Crisp Point Lighthouse and Tahquamenon Falls
Great day today.....we actually had 3 stops planned but the 1st stop to the lighthouse took a little longer than expected. Here is a map...
jscranton4
Sep 23, 20212 min read
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Day 2 - 8-1-21 - Munising Area
We are in the jungle in the middle of nowhere, about 2 miles north of Newberry, MI. Verizon has no coverage here so GPS on your phone,...
jscranton4
Sep 23, 20212 min read
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Day 1 - UP Michigan - Vacation Trip - 7-31-21
We left the house around 730am knowing it was going to be probably a 10-12 hour drive. We can only get around 150-175 miles before we...
jscranton4
Sep 23, 20211 min read
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