out of all the jasons, I'm pretty good.
dad, nerd, scientist, software engineer, tinkerer, gamer, puzzler, biker, camper
ally, anti fascist, pro choice, pro equity for all races and genders. he/him
I've jumped around a lot in the fediverse, I have some older posts on:
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| location | Michigan, USA |
Our permanent Halloween decoration sitting by a couple of temporary ones.
Josie is tuckered from being so cute for so long.
"You dare disturb my slumber? I'll get you with my unicorn tank!"
Bear Cave Campground, Buchanan MI - Aug 2023
It was my 40th birthday weekend trip, and the whole weekend was beautiful weather - 70s-80s in the day and chilly enough for a fire at night and in the morning. There was no wifi or cell service, but we were able to keep busy. There was a lodge with a couple cool old arcade games (Die Hard, 18 Wheeler, Crusin' World to name a few) and a couple pinball cabinets.
Friday we visited Bear Cave. It cave was much smaller than we expected (about 150 feet in length), but we learned that the cave was used to hide slaves in the underground railroad. We're going to plan a trip to a bigger cave outside the state next year. We filled the rest of the first day with a fair that was going on a couple miles away. Lots of rides and show animals, and of course fair food 
. Youngest daughter had to ride the ferris wheel, as is tradition.
Saturday we visited Warren Dunes State Park to climb some giant sandy hills and swim in Lake Michigan. I climbed the tallest one, then my youngest decided she wanted to go up, so I climbed it again with her, and another one after that. Then a dip in the lake to cool off, and back home to hang out by the fire.
It was fun and I'm glad we went but I can't say I'd want to to back for a few reasons. I won't list them here as it'd risk raining on this mostly positive post.
Josie is wondering if she is pretty enough to be on the elephant website. What do you guys think?
