Camping Fever

It's almost of the middle of February and we have five camping trips on the calendar. I'm counting down the days until I can get outside and enjoy the weather! This winter in Michigan has been something. I think we are making up for the lack of snow that we have missed over the last 20 years. We probably have a couple of feet on the ground and its not going to go anywhere, anytime soon. Not only have we had a ton of snow, it has been arctic around here too. We are running out of places to pile up the snow.

In the meantime, my solution to combat the winter blues is to plan, plan, plan. I always need to have something to look forward to. We are looking forward to camping at some of our favorite places again this season with family and friends. 

• Totem Pole Park in Petersburg, MI
• Pokagon State Park in Angola, IN
• Maumee Bay State Park in Maumee, OH
• Cousins Camping Weekend with my family someplace on the east side of MI
• Ludington State Park in Ludington, MI

We also hope to make it to Hocking Hills in southern ohio either this spring or fall. Last year we took at total of 14 trips between April and October. Not sure we will be able to do that many again, but I think I'm up for the challenge. I'm heading back to school in August to work on my Master's Degree in Strategic Communication, so I'll have to see how much work and time that will be before we figure out our fall camping possibilities. 

In the meantime, its back to winter in Michigan. Here's some photos of some incredible snowdrifts around our house. 

The snowdrifts almost look like waves coming across the field.

This is our front porch and the snow is higher than the step.

One of the most incredible snowdrifts I've ever seen.
Notice it is up to the bottom of our garage window.