So one of the nights we left the kids at the campground and went out for an 'Adult only' dinner! Obviously, we went to the Dogpatch in Munising. We had a fun time together!
This is Daren examining his ticket...yep, you guessed it, we got pulled over by a State Trooper on our way back to the campground! We got a big chuckle out of the whole event...thanks Daren for taking one for the team! The Suburban was without tail lights....oops!
Some pictures in Munising with Lake Superior as a backdrop!
A picture of Steve & Joanne
A picture of Daren & Kelly
A picture of Craig & Kristi 
A picture of Craig & Kristi The girls....Kristi, Kelly & Joanne
One of the days we rode to Big Springs..... It's the largest spring in Michigan. This is a picture of the boat you ride across the lake/pond. 
There is a cable that is strung across the lake and you have to turn the wheel to get across the lake.
The kids looking over the edge. The spring was gurgling on the bottom..not really something you can get a picture of. It was crystal clear..I believe 45 feet deep.
There is a cable that is strung across the lake and you have to turn the wheel to get across the lake.The kids looking over the edge. The spring was gurgling on the bottom..not really something you can get a picture of. It was crystal clear..I believe 45 feet deep.The boat is open on the inside so you can see the springs...I guess you just have to go see it for yourself. I went as a kid, maybe about a 12 year old, at that time you had to use a log on a cable to inch your way across the lake.
A picture of one of the springs
A snapshot of the trails we ride on. They are wooded for the most part. In the winter they are snowmobile trails.
A snapshot of the mud we get in.. That's Troy!
Troy again..(sorry about the picture, some how my camera got on a funky setting!)
That would be Florin's mobile! He obviously needed a tow out of this one!
Kristi picking wild blueberries along the trail
Trent picking blueberries...
Repairs on the trail....Craig & Steve are working on Nic's machine
Lunch on the trail. This particular day we brought along a disposable grill to cook hot dogs. Here it is getting warmed up.....
Here we are waiting for the grill to get ready..the dads are entertaining the kids with their childhood stories! Fun times!
After riding...the dirty faces...I look like a pirate..and Troy's unabrow!
Then there's dinner....The Buckner's ate in style this trip....not really 'camping food'..a roast, potatoes & carrots..it was delish after a long day of riding!
Just a couple more posts to go! Hang in there!
A picture of one of the springsA snapshot of the trails we ride on. They are wooded for the most part. In the winter they are snowmobile trails. 
A snapshot of the mud we get in.. That's Troy!
Troy again..(sorry about the picture, some how my camera got on a funky setting!)
That would be Florin's mobile! He obviously needed a tow out of this one!
Kristi picking wild blueberries along the trail
Trent picking blueberries...
Repairs on the trail....Craig & Steve are working on Nic's machineLunch on the trail. This particular day we brought along a disposable grill to cook hot dogs. Here it is getting warmed up.....Here we are waiting for the grill to get ready..the dads are entertaining the kids with their childhood stories! Fun times!
After riding...the dirty faces...I look like a pirate..and Troy's unabrow!
Then there's dinner....The Buckner's ate in style this trip....not really 'camping food'..a roast, potatoes & carrots..it was delish after a long day of riding!
Just a couple more posts to go! Hang in there!
We drove to the local auto parts store (about 10 min.) and the guys went to work on the brake line in the parking lot. The girls and kids hit the local dollar stores for a couple hours.
And we patiently waited along the sidewalk for our ride to be ready.
After a 10 hour drive and two more trailer issues we arrived! YEAH! Everyone did great...we reminded ourselves often it's not a race...it's a journey! God so graciously provided the stores we needed all along the way...thank you Lord! And He provided Steve with some great abilities...he's like McGyver!!!
Here we are praying for safety and protection on our ride. Everyday we would pray together before we left.
Kelly & Daren geared up for a day of riding.
Steve getting us ready
Our first day out all together...all 11 quads. The Steve Buckner family, The Craig Buckner family and the Wilsons.....
We were headed for Autrain Falls...and we found it. Let me just take a rabbit trail a moment...riding quads to a location is not as easy as one might think!!! We had maps and more maps and three GPS made for hiking/trails....you get the idea! But there are trails that are no longer currant (grown shut), beaver dams, holes (big!) and the like! It's not always an easy task to get from point A to point B!!
Here they are...Autrain Falls. We had a fun time here....it was a nice break. We could get right down in the falls, it was icy cold. They have built a power plant here so they have re-routed a lot of the water around the falls. It was probably a pretty fantastic falls before that. None-the-less we enjoyed it anyway! Actually, it was one of the better falls we could really enjoy (get in it!)
A picture we took of Tyler...do you think we should use it for his Senior picture?? Do you like the rain pants??
Playing around!
"The Girls"
I'll leave you with one last picture! 
I will post the vacation pictures in two or three more posts! More to come....
with a pink clippie
with the bangs...he's a girl!
Mullet...
The finished look...wow..doesn't that look great!
side view
with glasses!
I kind of miss his long hair! Tyler went through the long hair stage..and now he wear's his short. I'm sure Trent will go through this stage too. Don't sweat the small things in adolescents!!
side view....
We cut it on the deck to keep the mess outside..I know it doesn't look like much...but there was...enough to stuff a pilllow...
Drum Roll please...the new Janice.....
Side view....