Island Dreams … North Manitou — Michigan in Pictures

via leelanau.com… Clouds over North Manitou Island by Mary Westbrook Here’s a simply stunning shot of North Manitou Island off the Leelanau Peninsula at the beginning of August. Leelanau.com says that North Manitou Island: …is managed as wilderness with the exception of a 27 acre area around the Village. Visiting the island is a primitive […]Island … Continue reading Island Dreams … North Manitou — Michigan in Pictures

Bryce Canyon National Park: Canyon Trail Ride — National Parks With T

Welcome back to National Parks and other public lands with T! Bryce Canyon National Park is famous for its rock formations called hoodoos, spires of red rock rising from the canyon floor. Not actually a canyon, Bryce is an amphitheater filled with a maze of hoodoos. We didn’t have enough time to do this beautiful…Bryce Canyon … Continue reading Bryce Canyon National Park: Canyon Trail Ride — National Parks With T

Sunflower Sunset — Michigan in Pictures

Sunflowers at Liefde Farm I guess it’s Sunflower Season on Michigan in Pictures! Rapid Growth Media shared the story of of the sunflowers that are drawing folks to Liefde Farm in West Michigan: Tucked away on a quiet stretch of country road in Olive Township, amid barns and lush green crops flourishing in the midsummer […] … Continue reading Sunflower Sunset — Michigan in Pictures

Essex County Park: Lenape Trail — National Parks With T

Welcome back to National Parks and other public lands with T! Lenape Trail in Presby Memorial Iris Gardens» As parks began to re-open for passive recreation during the Covid-19 crisis, I decided to revisit the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens. I got there before 7 AM and pretty much had the park to myself. The park… via … Continue reading Essex County Park: Lenape Trail — National Parks With T