There and back again (or how I spent my summer vacation)
We’ve landed in Michigan, where the husband’s job brought us, and it’s a very beautiful place. On the way here we visited many other beautiful spots, through Montana and North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana. North Dakota’s National Grasslands, Painted Canyon and Theodore Roosevelt Nat’l Park are breath-taking, so if you are anywhere west, it’s well worth the trip. Yellowstone likewise made us glad we ventured out of the Pacific Northwest, although snow in August was unexpected. Minnesota really does have a lot of mosquitoes who have an amazing tolerance for Deet, and Wisconsin’s Black River State Forest was one of our best surprises on the trip.
My brain now has a giant supply of images and scenery and settings and the story engine is percolating. I think I really need to set something in North Dakota, especially.
It felt very different to live without an internet connection, spotty cell reception, often no electricity or running water, as we camped across the US, but it was also so restful that I think we should make it an annual habit. Minus the thousands of miles of travel, but an unplugged vacation is good for the mind and soul. There’s a lot to be said for listening to the quiet.
Anybody else gone on any interestings summer trips this year, or tried an unplugged vacation?
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