Exploring Michigan: Waterfall Chasing in Ironwood (Siblings Week 2021)
As is our yearly tradition, my brothers, Garrett, the dogs, & myself embarked on another Siblings adventure. As Garrett & I had already...
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Road Trip: The Continental US, Part Five the Pacific Coast.
15,000 miles, 48 states, 42 tanks of gas, 34 days, 2 cars, 1 engagement. June 19, 2017 (48) Kings Canyon National Park, California: When...
How to Stay Entertained on the Road
People always seem surprised when I tell them how long we spend in the car between destinations on road trips. On average on our major...
Adventure Tales: My First Hiking Injury & Ambulance Ride.
For our honeymoon we road tripped the western U.S. While we were hiking in California an unexpected incident occurred that resulted in my...
Road Trip: The Continental US, Part Four the South.
15,000 miles, 48 states, 42 tanks of gas, 34 days, 2 cars, 1 engagement. June 12, 2017: (38) Dinosaur Valley State Park, Texas: That...
Adventure Tales: How we Bought the Chevy Suburban & Almost Killed it within 24 Hours
We were halfway on our USA Road Trip when we left Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas to drive 6.5 hours to Palo Duro Canyon State...
Road Trip: The Continental US, Part Three the "Southern" Midwest.
15,000 miles, 48 states, 42 tanks of gas, 34 days, 2 cars, 1 engagement. June 6, 2017: (27) Cheaha State Park/Talladega National Forest,...
Road Trip: The Continental US, Part Two the East Coast.
15,000 miles, 48 states, 42 tanks of gas, 34 days, 2 cars, 1 engagement. May 31, 2017: (9) Portland Light House & Fort Williams Park,...
Mitten Made Pups: How We Got Alfred
We were looking for a second dog in November 2019. However due to Dexters being dog selective, it had to be within Dexters preferred...
Road Trip: The Continental US, Part One the Northeast.
15,000 miles, 48 states, 42 tanks of gas, 34 days, 2 cars, 1 engagement. On May 27, 2017 we finally departed for our USA Road Trip after...
Adventure Tales: The Night Dexter Saved Our Lives
Anyone who has ever taken a trip can tell you to expect the unexpected. You can't plan for everything & we have been in multiple...
Road Trip: The Great Lakes
As we plan for our next Road Trip we are reminiscing on some of our older ones. In August of 2018 Garrett, Dexter, & I hit every Great...
Mitten Made Pups: Hiking Dog Trail Etiquette
As avid hikers we have seen a lot of poor etiquette on the trails, especially from dog owners. Since the pandemic more & more people have...
Road Tripping: 10 Essential Items to Make Your Road Trip Easier
Anyone who has ever planned a Road Trip will tell you to be prepared for anything to happen. We have done quite a few trips at this point...
Our Greatest Adventure: Sam & Garrett's Beginning
In honor of our Wedding Shower today I wanted to share the story of how Garrett & I began. Garrett & I both grew up in the small township...
Michigan State Parks: Porcupine Mountains Wilderness
BACKGROUND Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park is located in the western part of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula & is Michigan’s largest...
Exploring Michigan: Backpacking Grand Island (Siblings Week 2020)
Siblings Week was a tradition started with my brothers David & Ashton when I moved away to Grand Valley State University full-time in...
Michigan State Parks: Belle Isle
BACKGROUND Belle Isle State Park is a 982-acre island right off of Jefferson Ave located in the City of Detroit. Belle Isle was made the...
Introduction
Welcome to the Adventures of a Great Lakes Girl & Mitten Made Pups Why Start a Blog? I tried starting a blog before, but still believed...
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