A Bloy and his Blog

Halfway through my camping vacation, I left northern Wisconsin and drove up to Porcupine Mountain State Park, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. As soon as the highway I was on hit the coast of Lake Superior, I stopped at the nearest picnic spot and hiked along the beach.

It was a beautiful day, with a wonderfully cool breeze coming off the lake. I felt as if the lake were welcoming me back. I hadn’t seen Lake Superior in at least six years. It was so good to be walking along its shore again.

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When I was camping last week, I wasn’t on the right side of the lake for watching the sun set. But the sky still offered some beautiful scenes during that time of day.

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While camping in Door County a few weeks ago, I took a day trip to Newport State Park.

It was a hot day at camp, but the wind was off the lake at Newport, bringing some welcome cool air (and fog) along the shore.

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Last week I went to Wisconsin’s Door County, where I camped at Peninsula State Park. The park’s bluffs offer spectacular views of Lake Michigan.

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When my father (Wilmer Bloy) and I were in Minneapolis last weekend, we went to Minnehaha Falls, which is in the city, along side the Mississippi River.

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Taken along side the Iowa River.

More pics from Iowa City… the state’s original capital city.

The old Iowa Capitol building is now a museum, and “focal point” of the University of Iowa.

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