Reply #92: Love the UP [View All]

My boyfriend and I used to head up every fall for the colors. One year was fantastic - the drive along Hwy 2 in the morning sun, the trees all blazing orange and red, was psychedelic. I had to rub my eyes once or twice, it seemed unreal, the colors were so intense.

We rented a cabin in Eagle Harbor, Lake Superior was in our front yard. Spent 4 days, did little of anything. In the morning, go for a ride and hike, saw the Porcupines for the first time, beautiful. Return, spend the afternoon watching the ore boats going back and forth, have a few beers. Grill out a steak, make a salad, open a bottle of red wine for dinner. It got cool in the evenings, the cabin had a wood fireplace. Snuggle until bedtime, or go back out to the porch with a blanket, listen to the waves coming in, and the critters.

I've got other nice memories of the UP as well. My pop and I hiked the Pictured Rocks one year, '85 or '86. Very nice as well.

One month ago, I moved from Wisconsin to Indiana. From Indy, I'm not sure where to go for the three/four day weekends. Rural Indiana and locations south are not overly gay friendly. On the bright side, at least my boyfriend will be coming along, he has joined me in the move. Life goes on.