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Seeing Beauty in the Everyday World
Northwest Michigan
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1–2 minutesColor Tour
Read More →: Color TourThe color in northern Michigan is near or at the peak, depending on where you are looking. We have taken a couple drives the last couple days to see the color and were not disappointed. Along the way we stopped…
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1–2 minutesTART Trail to Suttons Bay
Read More →: TART Trail to Suttons BayWhat a beautiful morning for a bike ride along the TART trail to Suttons Bay! The TART trail starts in Traverse City, but we chose a trail head closer to Suttons Bay, at Fouch Rd, only 11 miles each way. …
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1–2 minutesPerseids Meteor Shower
Read More →: Perseids Meteor ShowerRose and I went in search of the meteor shower last night. We went to the Interlochen State Park boat launch on Green Lake and sat on the dock. We had moderate success. We saw about 5 in an hour. …
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1–2 minutesBohemian Lavender Farm
Read More →: Bohemian Lavender FarmIt was a lovely day to visit the Bohemian Lavender Farm just outside Maple City. The farm is off Shimek Rd, down a dirt drive to the barn. It was a lovely setting for lavender. The French lavender was in…
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1–2 minutesTreat Farm Trail – Sleeping Bear Dunes
Read More →: Treat Farm Trail – Sleeping Bear DunesThe Treat Farm Trail is not one of the highly publicized trails in Sleeping Bear Dunes, but one of my favorites. The link above takes you to the SBD site describing the trail. At the trail head, there is another…
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1–2 minutesTrilliums
Read More →: TrilliumsIt is trillium season in northern Michigan. Here are some photos from one of my favorite places for trilliums. This steep bank is full of trilliums every year. Mark
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2–3 minutesCross Country Skiing at Sleeping Bear Dunes
Read More →: Cross Country Skiing at Sleeping Bear DunesIt has been a beautiful day in northern Michigan. We had a bit of fresh snow overnight, the temperature is in the upper 20s, and the sun is shining brightly. We went cross country skiing this morning at the Old…
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1–2 minutesFall Color Tour
Read More →: Fall Color TourWe were up north a week ago and drove down a lot of dirt roads looking at the beautiful fall color. These images came from the area inside the triangle of Interlochen, Thompsonville, and Beulah. The color was fairly widespread…
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3–4 minutesAnother Sleeping Bear Adventure
Read More →: Another Sleeping Bear AdventureI stopped at a store in Glen Arbor earlier in the week that had a sign “When was the last time you did something for the first time?” That really stuck me. Sometimes we get into a rut, doing the…
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1–2 minutesDay at Sleeping Bear
Read More →: Day at Sleeping BearAnother beautiful day. We headed off to Sleeping Bear this morning. After the obligatory stop in Empire at the Earring Store (aka Secret Garden), we headed to Pyramid Point for a short hike. The sun was out and so were…
Mark Yancey
I’m Mark Yancey. I try to capture the everyday beauty around us all. It is amazing the things I see when I’ve got my camera in my hand that I might otherwise simply pass by. I also enjoy travel and share my travel photos here. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know.
