Lapeer County

Yesterday was a lovely day and perfect for a walk in Lapeer County.

My wonderful daughter had agreed to go with me and we finally made it up to that area after getting stuck in a traffic jam on 23. We were headed for the Southern Trails Railway in Columbiaville. I had walked the other end of that rail-trail for my miles in Tuscola County and figured it was pretty nice so went back.

This time the trail was busy with lots of bicyclists and a few walkers. The beginning of the trail is really pleasant with water on both sides and lots of songbirds flitting around. The trail is well marked, down to the quarter mile which is great and we seemed to get done quickly. Whew!!

We headed back out of town and on the way home visited a couple of quilt stores at my daughter's request. I love looking at all the different material but am not someone who is patient enough to quilt. Quilting is very popular in my family.

It was a great day. I always have a good time when I spend the day with my daughter!

I'm making progress and had a good time the other day stopping at the Michigan Welcome Center and got a bunch of brochures for the counties I haven't walked in yet. It is a great resource and I'm learning so many things I never knew about this state. Another great new opportunity is to get the Michigan Passport which is only $10 when you renew your tags and what they do is give you a tag with a "P" on it and you get in to any state park for free. It's instead of the state park sticker. Very cool!!!