Sunday, August 6, 2017

A busy and
fun weekend. Molly and Mitchell came up to visit for the weekend. Drove up
Friday and went back today. Molly hasn’t been up here for a couple of years.
She wanted to reconnect and to show Mitchell some of the things she did when we
would visit. One of those things was hiking up Hogback Mountain to catch the
sunrise. So, after a brew pub Friday night, we woke up Saturday at 4:00 AM, drove
to Hogback, and hiked the two miles to the top in time for sunrise. This was
especially fun for Lise and I because it happened to be our 28^th
wedding anniversary. Can’t think of a better way to spend an anniversary. With great
people in a great place.

Hogback on the daylight.

Molly and Mitchell waiting for sunrise at the top of Hogback.

Lise, Molly, and Mitchell catching the sunrise.

Hogback was just
the start to the day. We also hiked up Sugarloaf Mountain on the way back into
Marquette, grabbed breakfast at Donnecker’s, did the farmers market, Molly took
Mitchel through the mining tour in Wattsson & Wattsson jewelry store, and
we hit Thill’s Fish market to get fresh whitefish for dinner. All before 11:00
AM. After some desperately needed naps, Molly and Lise took Mitchell back into
Marquette for more activities while I played on Sand River. While I was on the
river they hiked the Dead River waterfall trail, jumped into Lake Superior from
the rocks at Presque Isle Park, and probably worked in a few other activities. After
dinner, it was another trip back into Marquette for a brew pub visit, followed
by a fast-paced game of Euchre. Well, fast paced by Lise and my standards.

Before
heading back to Lansing today, Molly and Mitch did a kayak run on Sand River and
played with the resident wildlife. On the way back they did a little detour to Tahquamenon
Falls. I rested on the river.