Pictured Rocks NS- 26-28 July 2012

  I grew up camping in a tent and Sandee started camping while in college. She in such places as Alaska and Wisconsin. I spent my childhood pitching a tent in  Pinnacles NP ( at the time it was a state park), Craters of the Moon NP and in my backyard on many a night.
  We are older now and it has been many years since we have pitched a tent. The kids are grown and on their own now so in 2012 we got back to what we enjoyed as kids, camping.
 Our first adventure came when we attended the annual convention for the National Parks Travelers Club. A club dedicated to those who enjoy the nationals park system. In 2012 the convention was held at Apostle Island National Seashore. After the convention we started to make our way home to Virginia. Along the way we spent a few days at a couple more parks and made camp for a few days to enjoy the natures beauty.
  Our first stop was Hurricane River campground at Pictured Rocks National Seashore. This camp site is what most consider primitive, no electricity, one tap for water and a vaulted toilet. But we had a great site a stones throw from Lake Michigan. At night we could hear the gentle waves of the lake as it crashed against the shore. While at the camp site we took a few hikes, the one I most recall is the mile and half hike to Au Sable Light Station.

 This made for good nights sleep. We spent three nights at this campground before we moved on.


Hurricane River Campground

 

Lake Superior near our campground

 

Au Sable Light Station