Day #15
Transition day from central
Michigan to further up the state to Boyne Falls and Chandler Hill
campground began
by jumping on 31 heading north. The sky was overcast with a promise of rain. We
were pleasantly surprised as the day progressed, the rain remained at bay.
We stopped for gas and lunch in
Lake Houghton. Lunch was a southern comfort – KFC!
Following WAZE and the NAV
system on the truck, after no service put a stop to WAZE, we turned onto Thumb
Lake Road, a well-maintained state road into the Gaylord State Forest.
Private homes dotted the landscape, as we
drove through wooded areas and open fields. Chandler Hill campground feels
like it is in the middle of the state forest.
Miles of dirt roads crisscrossed Thumb Lake
Road.
As with the other campgrounds,
this also had permanent sites, pool, playgrounds, showers, laundry and Deer
Poop Trail. (One of the named streets in the campground) The distinction was
the ORV trails that was carved out of the field and forest behind our camper
The rain continued to hold off
while we parked, unpacked and setup the camper. We headed into the nearest
little village Vanderbilt to pick up a few groceries at the store that was like
“IGA”. Well, think overstocked convenience store that was not very well stocked
with overpriced products. We picked up a quart of milk and headed back to the
camper.
On the way back to the camper we
could see the storm heading our way.
We could see the storm approaching behind a small church across street from convenience store
The rest of the evening and night, we listened to the steady beat of rain on the camper from the storm that had moved across the lake.
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| Thumb Lake in the rain |
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