fishyaker wrote:
This is the time of year I like to set aside for daily foliage drives and hikes in the local countryside of Northern Michigan to take in the changing of the foliage guard as we leave the lazy days of Summer behind.
My wife and I decided to spend yesterday in the Boyne Falls, MI region to check out a new "attraction" that opened late last year called the Boyne Mountain Skybridge. Essentially, you get a chair lift ride up to one of our "fairly famous" ski hills and then transition by walking onto a 1,200 foot long suspended bridge that is stationed across one of the Winter ski runs. At times during the stroll across the bridge, you will end up being above the treetops below.
The leaf colors were at "peak", and by arriving early in the day we were able to take advantage of some briefly appearing blue skies and sharing the experience with a very small crowd of other "leaf peepers" like ourselves.
A handful of snapshots from the day....including some chinook salmon in the Boyne River to top off the day after leaving the ski resort! Last stop was the Friske cider mill South of Charlevoix, MI for fresh squeezed cider and donuts. Sorry...no donut/cider photos...they are long gone now!
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Wife and I are busy this fall, but that trip is on our list for next fall.