Tahquamenon falls 1-2021

i have to say, i think our first winter camping trip was a rousing success! we went, we saw, we made it back home again in one piece.

We camped at Hemlock campground, at the lower falls. Day 1 we hiked about 1.5 miles each way to the lower falls... it was a long, cold, walk.... but worth it. the falls were beautiful. To my wifes amazement, we were NOT the only crazies winter camping... to BOTH our amazement, about 5 of the other 15 people camping were in TENTS! i can not even imagine trying to tent... it was about 5 degrees at night and 20 during the day. The camper stayed a toasty 70 degrees all night long, thank goodness.

Day 2, our only whole day there, we drove out to whitefish point, as we hadnt seen it before. Whitefish point is cool, has some excellent views, but we definently need to go back when the weather is warmer and we can tour the shipwrek museum. After that we did some aimless driving on some "roads" (they were on the map, but look more like ATV trails to me) then we headed back to the camper for lunch. After lunch we trekked into Newberry for a quick look-see, then back to the camper where we rested for a bit before bed.

Day 3 we got up, ate a quick breakfast and hit the road. We left around 8a, crossed the bridge dirring a high wind advisory (not the first time), and drove around Mackinaw City for a bit. Once we got back on the Expressway it was an uneventful drive to Gaylord. We did a quick drive through, got some lunch, tried to see the Elk, and then stopped at Call of the Wild for a tour of the museum (worth the visit). From gaylord we drove home.

It was a short weekend trip, but we had a good time. were already trying to plan our next trip!

Heres a link to all the photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/vb8Xj9qFJ9Tg5Yp7A

Heres a few of the highlights...