I was thinking that's the way I would go. More miles, but much less traffic. Paul On Oct 17, 2007, at 7:11 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote:
>> .....i find out, a possible trip monday to Janesville Wis. > > Thru the Upper Peninsula of Michigan? > > Kenneth Waller > http://tinyurl.com/272u2f > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David J Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: OT Grand Rapids Michigan > > >> Thanks Mark and everyone else. >> >> Back from a 1 day trip here locally, and now i find out, a possible >> trip monday to Janesville Wis. >> >> Escort a conveyor. Follow all the way, which is good, cause my >> only US >> driving experinces so far are following MR to GFM.:-0 >> >> Just might get that Chigaco street line form the window.:-) I';ll >> bring some blues CD;s to pass the time. >> >> Dave >> >> On 10/16/07, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Hi Dave - >>> >>> I'm about 45 minutes from GR and Holland. >>> >>> The waterfront in Holland offers a lot of good photo >>> ops. The city is built around a good sized lake that >>> connects to Lake Michigan. There is a pretty >>> distinctive lighthouse - 'Big Red' where the lakes >>> join. The lighthouse is on the south side of the >>> channel, but is best shot from the north, looking >>> across the channel. There's a state park there with >>> some low dunes, woods, beach stuff. >>> >>> Grand Haven, about 30 minutes to the north, has a good >>> size lighthouse as well. Very nice boardwalk along the >>> beach that runs along another channel from the >>> renovated city center all the way through another good >>> sized state park. There's a Coast Guard station there >>> and the opportunity to catch the cutters in action. >>> >>> To the south of Holland - another half hour - is >>> Saugutuck, an artsy lakefront community with one of >>> the biggest and nicest beaches / lake shore parks in >>> the state. >>> >>> Weather along the lake is always unpredictable. There >>> is little color change here so far this year - very >>> late season this year. The woods along the lake always >>> change late - so I doubt that you'll see many peak >>> color areas next week. I was shooting in the Allegan >>> Forest yesterday - it pushes right up within 20 miles >>> of Holland. Aside from the sumac and some weedy trees, >>> it was as green as late July. >>> >>> Here's a shot of the Holland lighthouse - >>> >>> http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/lighthouses/020901.htm >>> >>> And Grand Haven - >>> >>> http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/lighthouses/0308l01.htm >>> >>> Oh yeah - sunsets along the lake can be nice as well. >>> >>> - MCC >>> >>> --- David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> There is a chance i will be going to Grand Rapids, >>>> more specifically >>>> Holland, Michigan for an escort trip to Sault Ste >>>> Marie next week, and >>>> then points beyond back in Canada. >>>> >>>> Probably no time to visit, but, camera worthy >>>> area????? >>>> :-) >>>> >>>> Dave >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Equine Photography >>>> www.caughtinmotion.com >>>> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >>>> Ontario Canada >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link >>>> directly above and follow the directions. >>>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------------- >>> Mark Cassino Photography >>> Kalamamazoo, MI >>> www.markcassino.com >>> >>> Photo Books: >>> www.lulu.com/cassino >>> -------------------------- >>> >>> >>> >>> ____________________________________________________________________ >>> ________________ >>> Need a vacation? Get great deals >>> to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. >>> http://travel.yahoo.com/ >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly >>> above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> >> -- >> Equine Photography >> www.caughtinmotion.com >> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >> Ontario Canada >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >> and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
