With our big "Grand Teton camping trip" now 3 weeks away we decided to take a quick camping trip up north at Tawas Point State Park. Tawas Point (pronounced Tow-es) is a very crowded, but cool park on Michigan's Lake Huron side. We got to climb to the top of Tawas Point Lighthouse, the kids played on the beach, the kids put on "skits" by the campfire, and we cooked an awesome dinner (campfire calzone, grilled bananas with chocolate and marshmallows, hotdogs for the kids, and smore's.) We had a good time just relaxing outside. Ben rode his bike all around the campground something like a dozen times. He had a blast. Best of all, the trip was a good excuse to go through all our camping gear and make notes on what needs to be replaced before our big trip out west.
FOOTNOTE - Jenny's mom bought us our tent about 12 years ago when we lived in Colorado. After all these years of use it's still in tip-top shape. Not a single tear in it. Thanks Jackie!
Campgrounds in Michigan State Parks are oftentimes crowded...no...JAM PACKED with RV's, pop-up campers, and trailers. We always have fun camping, and the kids love it, but sometimes we feel a little cramped at some of these campgrounds. At Tawas the campground is usually very crowded. As you can see below the campground is literally wall-to-wall campers and RV's. Campgrounds around here oftentimes look like some kind of commune.
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