So we decided since we didn't want to spend a lot of money to fly and since we aren't going to live in Wisconsin forever (two more years for sure but that is all for my vote) that we would take our vacation as a road trip to Northern Wisconsin. This was your typical Roberts trip including camping, hiking, kayaking, and backpacking. It was very pretty up north, lots of forests and still very green. If you have heard that Lake Superior is cold, it is still almost freezing still at 40 degrees, we know, we got in. Instead of going through our trip itinerary (if you want to know you'll have to ask) I wanted to show all the FIRSTs that we had on this trip.
First waterfall we saw. The color of the water is a copper tint because of all the minerals found in the rocks. This is the same for all the other waterfalls in the area, trust me we saw a lot and they were all this same copper color.
This is the first time Brad has played with the color accent mode on our camera. We happened to have a picnic in this beautiful field of orange flowers.
Our first mishap of the trip was a flat tire. Luckily Brad can change a tire almost completely on his own, and more luckily we were in a town that had a tire repair place.
First mouse even in my car! It was hiding between the passenger door and the car. Brad did not believe me when I screamed there is a mouse in the car, but I got pictures to prove it.
Here you can see him finally escape after Brad repeatedly poked him with a long screw driver. Still don't know how he got in there.
First time ever going to the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame. Located in Hayward, WI if you ever want to visit. Brad would have spent hours there, luckily for me we got there 1/2 hour before it closed.
First time to kayak through sea caves. This part was really cool, you could actually go in the caves with your kayak. I might post more of these pics later.
First time camping on an island. Here we are when we first arrived to our campsite. We spent the night just right under those trees.
First time playing croquet on an island. The next day we kayaked to another island that had a lighthouse on it. The lighthouse tour guide had set up croquet for anyone to come play (he said people come from miles around to play here).
First tick! We noticed a tick on Brad's leg after backpacking. He promptly burned the tick (to death, along with some leg hair). Luckily the tick hadn't burrowed in very far, but unluckily it was not the only one Brad had on him this trip.
First amazing sunset while camping on the beach off the mainland. We were pretty much isolated at this location to enjoy this sunset by ourselves.
First time backpacking on the beach. Okay this was only for about 20 feet while the rest of the 4.6 miles was through the forest.
First time strawberry picking at an orchard. And for two people who love strawberries we couldn't believe it was our first time.
First picture with the Tallest Indian.
First time I have ever backpacked in the rain. Not such a good idea after all since I got eaten alive by mosquitoes and we ended up spending all night in our little backpacking tent just playing cards and watching the lake of water pool up around out tent.
First time ever that I used a bear pole. We stuck a poncho over our packs so they didn't get soaked over night (it worked pretty good). I think the rain kept the bears away more than the bear pole though.
First time using our water filter on Wisconsin made water. We also used it in Lake Superior which made for nice cold water to drink.
First time in the Upper Peninsula (Michigan). Here we are at the Porcupine Mountains, to some they still might laugh at the 'mountains', but this is probably the best we have seen out here. Below is the Lake of the Clouds. Supposedly the clouds will sit over the lake, but the first day we were there it was rainy and the second there weren't many clouds to be seen.
First porcupine I saw in the Porcupine Mountains.
Not the first waterfall, but really the last one that we saw on our trip. But the first waterfall we got someone to take a picture of both of us.
First time on Lambeau Field. We took a tour of the Green Bay Packer's stadium, what else do you do in Green Bay. The tour was pretty sweet because you got to go up into the box suites and then down through the players tunnel onto the field.
First time seeing a real Lombardi trophy.
First waterfall we saw. The color of the water is a copper tint because of all the minerals found in the rocks. This is the same for all the other waterfalls in the area, trust me we saw a lot and they were all this same copper color.
This is the first time Brad has played with the color accent mode on our camera. We happened to have a picnic in this beautiful field of orange flowers.
Our first mishap of the trip was a flat tire. Luckily Brad can change a tire almost completely on his own, and more luckily we were in a town that had a tire repair place.
First mouse even in my car! It was hiding between the passenger door and the car. Brad did not believe me when I screamed there is a mouse in the car, but I got pictures to prove it.
Here you can see him finally escape after Brad repeatedly poked him with a long screw driver. Still don't know how he got in there.
First time ever going to the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame. Located in Hayward, WI if you ever want to visit. Brad would have spent hours there, luckily for me we got there 1/2 hour before it closed.
First time to kayak through sea caves. This part was really cool, you could actually go in the caves with your kayak. I might post more of these pics later.
First time camping on an island. Here we are when we first arrived to our campsite. We spent the night just right under those trees.
First time playing croquet on an island. The next day we kayaked to another island that had a lighthouse on it. The lighthouse tour guide had set up croquet for anyone to come play (he said people come from miles around to play here).
First tick! We noticed a tick on Brad's leg after backpacking. He promptly burned the tick (to death, along with some leg hair). Luckily the tick hadn't burrowed in very far, but unluckily it was not the only one Brad had on him this trip.
First amazing sunset while camping on the beach off the mainland. We were pretty much isolated at this location to enjoy this sunset by ourselves.
First time backpacking on the beach. Okay this was only for about 20 feet while the rest of the 4.6 miles was through the forest.
First time strawberry picking at an orchard. And for two people who love strawberries we couldn't believe it was our first time.
First picture with the Tallest Indian.
First time I have ever backpacked in the rain. Not such a good idea after all since I got eaten alive by mosquitoes and we ended up spending all night in our little backpacking tent just playing cards and watching the lake of water pool up around out tent.
First time ever that I used a bear pole. We stuck a poncho over our packs so they didn't get soaked over night (it worked pretty good). I think the rain kept the bears away more than the bear pole though.
First time using our water filter on Wisconsin made water. We also used it in Lake Superior which made for nice cold water to drink.
First time in the Upper Peninsula (Michigan). Here we are at the Porcupine Mountains, to some they still might laugh at the 'mountains', but this is probably the best we have seen out here. Below is the Lake of the Clouds. Supposedly the clouds will sit over the lake, but the first day we were there it was rainy and the second there weren't many clouds to be seen.
First porcupine I saw in the Porcupine Mountains.
Not the first waterfall, but really the last one that we saw on our trip. But the first waterfall we got someone to take a picture of both of us.
First time on Lambeau Field. We took a tour of the Green Bay Packer's stadium, what else do you do in Green Bay. The tour was pretty sweet because you got to go up into the box suites and then down through the players tunnel onto the field.
First time seeing a real Lombardi trophy.
Okay if you have made it this far through this super long post I guess you are craving some more, so here are a couple clips that you can watch.
(hiking in we were really tired and did not believed that this was only 4.5 miles and we thought we were lost half the time, apparently we were right the next day we got back and the sign said it was 4.6 miles. It still felt like a long hike)
