Shabbat Adventures

 Our “kids” arrived on Saturday to spend a week with us in Glacier National Park (background is not fake or filtered). We’re camping at Apgar located on Lake McDonald. But first, we finished our second week building a Habitat House.     Laid vinyl plank flooring  Our first hike - Avalanche Lake - began with a beautiful gorge. Our picnic lunch view on the lake plus we caught a glimpse of a black bear on the other side.  Along the “Going to the Sun” Road This big horn sheep was at the visitor’s center…so was a grizzly bear. Unfortunately, I can’t bear watch and video at the same time so can you find the bear?  Second day - Many Glacier Lake Hiked to Grinell Lake (unfiltered) Refreshing for hot feet - some go all in (upper right)  Happy about finding thimble berries  I’m getting a head start on week six since it will be a full one in Glacier. So far this is what I love about camping (more accurately, glamping), if you care to know… 1. Everything...

  The week began with a beautiful sunrise over the goat farm. It was extra special since I love sunrises and it was my birthday (62 woo!). We left early so we could make it to Cut Bank, Montana for church.  When we stopped at a cafe for breakfast Jeff discovered a tire completely blown out. Jeff didn't have the right tool for the problem. Breakfast and church were within walking distance and both were awesome.  In this tiny church of 20 people there was a mechanic with the tool needed to replace the tire. He led us to his shop.  And fixed it in five minutes. 😇 God is so cool. It is a joy to see how He works. We aren’t going to church to check any boxes or to get divine intervention when we need it. We want to worship God and hear Him speak and see Him working in different places. That is the adventure.  Next stop Kalispell, Montana - These are the Care A Vaners. This is an opportunity for RV travelers to go to a Habitat for Humanity location and volunteer two w...

 This week in pictures… I’ve been looking forward to this one stop for a long time. The UP Flower Farm - another Harvest Host that allows RVs to park overnight at their business. It was a young family of six with a flower garden in the front yard. They allow people to pick a bouquet from their garden for $25. They spread a lot of joy to others and put in a good word for Jesus in the process.  Next stop Apostle Islands National Lakeshore - 22 islands in Lake Superior. We toured to one called Raspberry Island and toured a lighthouse.  Next heading west in the UP was Voyagers National Lakeshore. We heard the majestic sound of loons calling to each other, but missed getting it on video. I did capture two pelicans and an interesting creature at the end of the video.  Overnight stay at an air museum in Minot North Dakota.  We made it to the goat farm in Montana - met the farmer and his wife. He showed us how to milk a goat and she explained her art of making soap. I f...

 We headed north for several stops in Michigan: Muskegon State Park, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, an overnight stop at a winery (yes, we spent the night in a vineyard), then a quick stop in Mackinaw City to see a friend camping there before crossing the Mackinac bridge into the Upper Peninsula (UP), first stop Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on Lake Superior (the largest fresh water lake in the world)! Some highlights… We camped right on the sand dunes of Lake Michigan at Muskegon State Park.  We put our kayaks on the Platte River in Sleeping Bear Dunes and paddled down where it emptied into Lake Michigan.  Harvest Hosts are a network of businesses that allow RV travelers to park at their business overnight for free. This was a winery in Charlevoix MI.  At Pictured Rocks we couldn’t put our kayaks on the rough waters of Lake Superior but we found beautiful Beaver Lake.  From the campground a view of Lake Superior at sunset. The haze is from the Cana...