36 Hours in Traverse City

This weekend epitomizes our particular brand of crazy. The plan was to head to Traverse City for some whitewater kayaking on the Boardman River with the Lansing Oar and Paddle Club. Cold weather and marginal water levels forced the club to cancel the outing however. I have a High School graduation to attend Sunday afternoon, but other than that we have a free weekend with no obligations. So what do we do? Pack the Jeep and head North of course! We found cheap hotel reservations in Traverse City for tonight and in Bellaire tomorrow. We'll hit some of our favorite up north restaurants and squeeze in a little hiking in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. In all we'll drive over 500 miles and drop about $120 on gas for 36 hours of up north time. Add to this the fact that it's raining and 48 degrees and you have the recipe for a classic Moose and Mary trip. We are just about the only vehicle headed North on 127! I'll post some pictures of our hike and maybe a report on our visit to Short's Brewery in Bellaire tomorrow.