Recently had a fun time driving up north to Mackinaw city. Long story but it was just a quick overnight trip, and leaving super early to spend an afternoon on Mackinac Island on my own didn’t appeal, so I figured I’d just take my time, start the drive mid-morning, and since I was on my own just take my time taking photos of whatever appealed.
For those of you not familiar with Michigan, that’s pretty much a straight shot up the middle of the “mitten” that is Michigan, going through Flint:
I wasn’t really sure what I would take photos of, but that was part of the excitement, see how the day developed. I started out spending a chunk of time just half an hour north or Ann Arbor at an outside mall taking logo photos of stores, a thing I do… Then when I got to Flint, MI I realized I hadn’t been there in many many years, so I swung by and took some photos there:
I did a quick search on “Things to do in Flint” and had it show me the map of the locations and just drove around, all the time in the world, lovely… Of course had to also stop at the home of Halo Burgers:
I took more shots at the University of Michigan Flint, and the Institute of Arts, and other museums. After a couple hours I got going and soon enough saw the sign for the Civilian Conservation Corps museum. I have seen that sign many times and have thought of stopping, but I usually felt in a rush to get to Mackinaw City, so let it pass. Today was the day! Very interesting history reading about the Michigan men who were employed in large part to grow pine trees to be used in reforestation projects throughout the state. This was the main building:
Glad I stopped by… Ended the day at a little cottage right on lake Huron, lovely view:
So, reflection. Overall a relaxing day, great to make the time for these unplanned unstructured photo trips… What I did right:
- Take the time to just see what the day brought, being open to the experience. The four hour trip ended up taking me over seven hours…
- Did a quick “things to do in Flint” check to catch the major sites.
- Take comfortable shoes, I did a lot more walking than I expected.
I’ll update this when I have cleaned up the photos and submitted them to Shutterstock, been trying to fit lots on my plate in August, and the school year is around the corner… Figured best to write this up even if they are not posted to Shutterstock yet…
Best wishes on your photography adventures,
Susan
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