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Michigan 2013

20 September 2013

We went raspberry picking and this frog tried to blend in

It didn

Raspberry picking

Downy Woodpecker (male)

The Ledges Trail at Fitzgerald Park - a short trail next to the Grand River

We did another hike at Fitzgerald Park: West Woods Trail

Panoramic view of the dunes near Saugatuck

Saugatuck Dune Rides - a lot of fun racing through the dunes

This is one(!) tree and you only see the top branches. You can see some old roots. Most of the tree is buried but survived that ordeal.

One of many brews of New Holland Brewing, Holland, MI (nice food too!)

Just after sunset at the beach at Holland State Park

We camped at Holland State Park

On board the Star of Saugatuck II - an authentic sternwheeler - at Saugatuck Boat Cruises on Lake Kalamazoo

Mt. Baldhead

Kalamazoo River

It was far too windy to head up Lake Michigan

Great blue heron

Two ferries from Ludington to Manitowoc: SS Badger (right), SS Spartan (left). The SS Spartan has been docked for decades, mostly used to scavenge parts from it to keep the SS Badger running.

Once again we were not able to see the sunset because of clouds at the horizon...

...but it still looked magnificent!

Just finished kayaking and stopped at the Bowman Bridge river access

We were somewhat guided by a belted kingfisher during our trip (bandijsvogel); it (possibly more than one) kept flying downstream.

The Lost Lake at Ludington State Park

Painted turtle (sierschildpad)

Red sympetrum vicinum

We were the only ones with a tent and could pick any place we liked

Camping at Kibby Creek Campground, Breckenridge, MI

Compilation of a great egret (grote zilverreiger) fishing at Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge

Compilation of a belted kingfisher (bandijsvogel)

Four sandhill cranes (Canadese kraanvogels)

Green heron (groene reiger)

Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge

Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals

Tigers 6, Royals 3

Friday night fireworks

Corn Maze at Alber Orchard and Cider Mill

Oops, dead end

Apples...

...apples...

...apples...

...apples...

...apples...

...appless...

...apples...

...appless...

...and more apples!

Gazebo at the orchard

More apples!

Autumn, time for pumpkins

Red-winged blackbirds (epauletspreeuw)

Henry Ford Museum - Steam traction engine (about 1916)

1917 Overland automobile

Moira Engine, 1821

McNaught Compound Engine, 1873

Steam Engine and Electric Generators, 1891

Steam Engine and Electric Generators, 1891

Stationary Steam Engine, about 1855.

1952 Wienermobile

"Exploded" Ford Model T Touring Car, 1923

1929 Lockheed Vega

1925 Fokker F-VII "Trimotor". No heater in the cabin...

1931 Pitcairn PCA-2 Autogiro

1914 Ford Model T

1903 Ford Model A

1906 Rapid

1931 Bugatti Type 41 Royale. Bugatti built only six Royales.

1913 Scripps-Booth Rocket cyclecar

1912 Ramble Knickerbocker

1900 Wood

1899 Duryea

1923 Canadian Pacific snowplow

1909 Baldwin drag consolidation

1858 Rogers

Ruby-throated hummingbird (robijnkeelkolibrie) (female)

Eastern gray squirrel

Domestic/Emden goose (greylag goose in the back)

Mute swans (knobbelzwanen) and two mallards (wilde eenden)

Canada goose (canadese gans)

Domesticated mallard (tamme eend)

Compilation of a or maybe two ruby-throated hummingbirds (robijnkeelkolibrie) (female)

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