Can you canoe?

Last month, Dave and I took a trip to the Midwest to visit a bunch of family. We started our adventure by taking the train from Portland to Chicago, and then catching another train from there to Michigan. A long journey, but it was a scenic one! We were enjoying the scenery so much that we really only took one photo:

North Dakota is a bit underwater right now. Yikes.

We must’ve been weary from all the other photos that everyone else on the train was taking! We arrived in Chicago 12 hours late (ah, Amtrak…), and had some time to kill. So we stared at the bean for a while in Millennium Park.

Morgan and the Lil' Bean, next to the Big Bean in downtown Chicago

In Michigan, we visited with Dave’s family – his Mom and Dad, and brother and his family. One day proved to be really nice weather-wise, so we took the opportunity to go on a canoe trip with Dan (Dave’s brother), Molly (sis-in-law), niece Lucy, and nephew Jack. We had a great time – no one tipped over, and we saw lots of wildlife along the way.

 

Jack giving the international sign for "we have two canoes"

Shiny, happy faces in the canoe

Molly, Jack and Dan. Jack didn't catch any fish, but he sure saw a lot!

Morgan, Lucy and Dave having a sing-along

Morgan and Lucy did a good job scouting for rocks. We only hit one!

After Michigan, we took the boat across Lake Michigan to Wisconsin, where we visited with gobs of Morgan’s family near Madison, Wisconsin. Morgan’s cousin Allison graduated from high school while we were there, so we got to see and catch up with a lot of Morgan’s family.

We then took a plane back to Portland. One 60 hour train trip was enough!