A Gaggle of Michiganders

I finally flew out to Michigan for 5 days to visit Brad and his family in Detroit last week.
For your viewing pleasure, here are a few pictures of the trip.

B and I drove on 8 Mile into downtown Detroit. The city streets radiate out from the river like bicycle spokes, and there is a monorail that circles around the downtown area. No one actually lives here, and no one actually uses the monorail, but it is a pretty cool downtown.

and Canada across the river! Sadly, no
moose in sight....:(

We went to a Tigers game downtown and i met up with Andra! and missed the game because we were talking..oops...

Ok, I know there aren't a lot of pictures.... I always forget to take them! Below, we left Detroit to go to Ann Arbor to visit B's sis and her bf...and we all went kayaking on some river. It was such a gorgeous day! These are our Patagonia shots

We went out on the town after this, and I ended up being incredibly hung over the next day...you know, the day I had the privilege of meeting B's entire extended family...

I have NO pictures of Brad's fam, nor proof that we were in the final 4 of a cut-throat bocci tournament, but it's true. I'm really gifted at that sport about 50% of the time. The next morning we took the Focus (American made or die) "up North" to Sleeping Bear, a camping ground on Lake Michigan known for it's huge sand dunes.

This is Lake Michigan (that's not the other side in the background, it's a huge island)

View from the top of muy grande dune.

then...Running down the dunes of course...

Our campsite. Michigan is soo green! (not in the liberal sense)

And drove the 5 hours back to the airport the next morning...

One thing I forgot to mention is our trip to Cedar Point, a huge amusement park 2 hours out of Detroit. I haven't been on a roller coaster since 9th grade! There were a lot of families, a million kids, lots of fat white asses bouncing around, and even a couple guys on steroids wearing ripped tank tops (obviously ripped by their bulging muscles) The best ride?...THE MILLENNIUM FORCE, "the ride with the force of a millennium behind it." Rated number one by roller-coaster enthusiasts renting turquoise Ford Focuses for the week.

All in all, a great trip to a beautiful state, with a wonderful person;)