Tuesday - Both of us felt a little under the weather so we just stayed at the campground all day. It was another beautiful day so sitting around reading and napping was no problem.
This coach was right behind us. A family rented it for vacation. They couldn't get the big slide to extend. Several other RV'ers, including me, went over to see if we could help, with no success.
There is a lot of variety in campers. I've never seen a bumper pull camper with the "cab over" look. It had a "factory" look to it. Note that there are no AC units on it.
Wednesday - Tuesday night was cool, great sleeping weather. We left bedroom windows open all night. When I got up to fix my breakfast, around 7AM, it was 54 degrees inside. Rather than turn the furnace on I dug out my stocking cap and a hoodie.
By the time I finished eating my eggs, Smok-Y links, fried potatoes & coffee it was warm enough to removed the stocking cap and hoodie.
We were in no hurry to get out of the Pictured Rocks campground since the drive from Pictured Rocks in Christmas to Country Village in Ishpeming was only 51 miles. It is a scenic trip. The pavement is in good condition, as is most pavement in the UP and driving along Lake Superior is always a treat. There were numerous parking areas all along the lakefront. In some areas it seemed like there was an area for parking 10-15 cars every couple of miles.
I took this photo of Marquette just before M-28 jogs down away from the Lake. I think I already mentioned that Marquette is the largest city in the UP. The population of the city is a little over 20,000. The population of Marquette county is 66,000. Marquette counties land area is 1,800 square miles. For comparison Cole county Missouri has a population of 77,000 and a land area of 400 square miles.
We pulled in here about 1:30PM and got set up. I'm surprised at all the vacant sites. The $65/night is a little steep for the area, but this is the only campground we have stayed at this trip that has a heated pool and spa.
Today's high was a breezy, mostly sunny 73 degrees. I didn't see anyone in the pool or spa.
At 10:30PM a light rain is falling and the temperature is 64. The overnight low is forecast to be 58. The grass at Pictured Rocks and here looks dry so the rain is a positive.
When we were up here two years ago I wanted to spend time in Houghton, and the Keweenaw Peninsula, and then go on west to explore the Duluth area. I could not find campgrounds with vacancies so this was a far west as we got. This year I managed to find a Houghton campground with a few consecutive open days. Lord willing we will stay in Houghton the nights of August 18 - 20. We will be hanging around the Ishpeming/Marquette area until then. Since we need to go through Coldwater, and stay at Mom's a few days on our way home, we will head back east after Houghton, although we don't plan on getting back to Mom's until Labor Day weekend. Maybe next year we will go back south through Wisconsin and Minnesota.
God is good. I pray that He blesses you and yours. He has blessed me.
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