The Michigan Yuppers

 Across the border into Michigan's Upper Peninsula, things start to change.  A parallel road system appears, exclusively made for ATVs and snowmobiles.  We had a campground reservation in the Porcupine Mountains, or "Porkies" as the locals call it.  Nice hiking, good views, and the south shores of Lake Superior. 

 To Californians, a forecast full of thunderstorms seems daunting.  But in reality, it's quite nice, and only rains for a 20 minute burst once or twice a day.  The interesting thing to notice is the late sunset, and the temperatures that warm up late into the evening.  It's not fully dark until around 11 pm, which sets up full days of adventure.

View from the top of the shoreline ridge.

 I could have stayed on the shore all day!

Nice as it was, we had our fill of the "modern" campground where we had been staying.  Seventy huge RV's packed in as tight as possible using 30 Amps of power each is not what we envisioned as the ideal place to wake up in a park. 
We drove onward from there, again not really sure where we'd sleep.  We left at 10 am, with 12 hours of daylight ahead. 
We stopped for lunch in Marquette, MI which had a pretty downtown and a sporty tourist industry.  Winter sports take things in different directions, as this bicycle with motorcycle-sized tires illustrates.  If you go to Marquette, MI, be careful in crosswalks.  Less than 10% of drivers stopped for us; a few sped up to "beat" us across the crosswalk.

With 4 hours of daylight left, we decided to explore.  Google maps showed a backroad that followed the Fox River out of the town of Seney.
The first few turns we made led to angry deer flies, and despite some doubts we pressed further out on this gravel road.
We were rewarded with the coolest campground we have seen so far!  A rustic riverside site with absolutely no electricity.  Our pictures don't do the site justice; we were thrilled to have escaped the retiree RV fleets. 

Our neighbor, Jerry, rode in the next morning.  He told us all about the area and had some helpful camping advice.  The more we chatted with him, the more we wanted to stick around and explore.  Jerry, if you read this, we've found the mosquito killing incense in Canada!  Works great!