"Up North" Michigan W/ Abbey

Rachel and I spent 3 days with Abbey in Northern Michigan last weekend (a beautiful condo on Lake Charlevoix which spills out into Lake Michigan). I have been to 49 of our 50 states (I'm trying to find a reason to travel to North Dakota!) and several countries on 3 different continents and rarely have I seen beauty like Northern Michigan. The Great Lakes are breathtaking. Places like Mackinac Island, Harbor Springs, Traverse City, The Homestead, Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes, Isle Royale National Park, Petoskey and Charlevoix...are absolutely beautiful. Its amazing how many "movie stars" and other wealthy people own homes in Northern MI or simply "summer" there. Most people don't realize this but Michigan has more coast line than any other state in the country...yes, including both Florida and California. The majority of the state is surrounded by water and includes an "upper peninsula" and dozens of Islands.

However, just to prove that I'm not biased because its my home state...nothing compares to the Red Rocks of southern Utah!!!