The Story Of Us

North of Nowhere by Allison Brennan Synopsis  - After five years in hiding from their murderous father, the day Kristin and Ryan McIntyre have been dreading has arrived: Boyd McIntyre, head of a Los Angeles crime family, has at last tracked his kids to a small Montana town and is minutes away from kidnapping them. They barely escape in a small plane, but gunfire hits the fuel line. The pilot, a man who has been raising them as his own, manages to crash land in the middle of the Montana wilderness. The siblings hike deep into the woods, searching desperately for safety unaware of the severity of the approaching storm. Boyd’s sister Ruby left Los Angeles for the Army years ago, cutting off contact in order to help keep her niece and nephew safe and free from the horrors of the McIntyre clan. So when she gets an emergency call that the plane has gone down with the kids inside, she drops everything to try save them. As the storm builds, Ruby isn’t the only person looking for them. Boyd...

We woke up on Thursday and after a quick hotel breakfast we headed out. It was a three and a half hour drive to our first stop, we were so hungry by the time we got there that we first decided to have lunch.     We ate at Big Springs Tavern. It was in the middle of nowhere and it really was the only option for miles so we were very pleasantly surprised that the food was really really good.We have had some hits and  misses on this trip. Afterwards we headed to our first stop, Kitch-iti-kipi. In the Ojibwe language the name means big cold spring. Located within Palms Book State Park, it is Michigan's largest natural freshwater spring. While visiting the spring and riding the famous cable-drawn viewing raft is free you do have to pay to enter Palms Book State Park. the raft There was a long long line to get on the raft. The raft moved at a snail's pace and I was having my doubts about this whole venture. The boys were not impressed. After waiting half an hour we finally...

                              There is a ferry that connects Cape May, New Jersey to Lewes, Delaware. It is a 17 mile journey taking about 85 minutes. Many moons ago we took the ferry and that is where I took this photograph of the tourist binoculars.  Framed Print Throw Pillow Tote Bag Photograph Print Spiral Notebook Jigsaw Puzzle                                      Etsy             Instagram             Twitter             Redbubble             Zazzle  

After a hotel breakfast we left Houghton and made our way towards Porcupine Mountains. Also known as the Porkies, it features 60,000 acres of old-growth forest, roaring waterfalls, Lake Superior shoreline, rivers, trails and ridges.     Our first stop was an hour and a half to Lake of the Clouds. Lake of the Clouds is a quick 0.3 mile walk from the parking lot.                       It was a cool little spot.. I think it would have been stunning in the fall. Next we headed to the Summit Peak Trail. It was a 1 mile round trip that involved many many stairs. It is the quickest way to reach the highest point in the Porcupine Mountains, reaching an elevation of 1,958 feet. The American cancer root, a non-photosynthesizing parasitic perennial plant that attaches to the roots of host trees like oaks (especially red oaks) and occasionally beech trees to siphon water and nutrients. Looking down from the top of the tower. The vi...