Month: September 2017
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The Next Step
I don’t want to say it’s over. The very notion reminds me of that scene in National Lampoon’s Animal House: Bluto: Over? Did you say “over?” Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no! Otter: Did he say Germans? Boon: Forget it, he’s…
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Our Overlanding Kitchen
We often get asked about our setup and how we cook on the road. Since Michael is a chef by trade, and I have been known to enjoy a good meal, there was no way we were going to live on energy bars or gas station food while traveling. I’ll put up a post soon…
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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
First things first: Unfortunately for us, Michael’s been having some trouble with his knee lately. Kind of since around May, actually. He’s been doing some trial and error stuff, taking ibuprofin when necessary. But while the pain might come and go, it never seemed to go away entirely. He actually went to Urgent Care way…
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Northern Michigan Is Not On Fire
We arrived in Elk Rapids, Michigan on Sunday, August 27th, after a long and rainy day in the truck. Okay, it didn’t rain all day, but close enough. Taco Negro arrived in Elk Rapids looking halfway clean. My parents confirmed that the weather in northern Michigan (and the UP) would continue to be rainy for at least…
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Langford, SD to Elk Rapids, MI
I’m still a little suspicious that our campsite at Tschida Lake was illegal, mostly because it was just so nice. So many birds, so much water. I kept asking myself if we were really in North Dakota. Still, I’ve heard for years that the Dakotas are some kind of barren wasteland so I had low…