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Susan and I completed this one together on Tuesday August 18th, 2016. It was #49 of 50 leaving only Texas our home state.

Danger at the Mount Arvon highpoint.

Highpoint Statistics:
Summit Date: Tuesday August 18th, 2016
State: Michigan
Elevation: 1,979′
US Rank by Height: 38th
Round Trip Hiking Time: 15 Minutes

Highpoint Links:
Trip Report (Larger Photos Here)
Posts
Photo Gallery
GPS Track

To view a sortable table of all of the highpoints with completion dates, trip reports, photo galleries, blog entries an GPS tracks, visit the US State Highpoint Progress Page.

The Story
We had driven from Duluth that day, and arrived at the  L’Anse Township RV Campground well before sunset and after setting up, we decided to make the one hour drive to the highpoint together. The roads were narrow logging roads in poor condition, with many, bumps, lumps and bouncy fun, fun, fun. There were also a number of water crossings that made us glad to be in the Jeep. Of course the Jeep was glad to have the opportunity to reclaim its dignity after the sinkhole incedent on Timm’s Hill.  And since I had Susan along, I wasn’t likely to do anything stupid this time.

One of the water crossings along the way.

Another water crossing, no problem for the Jeep.

Once at the dirt parking area, it was a short walk to the actual highpoint along a peaceful wooded trail.

It is a short walk from the parking area to the highpoint.

The highpoint area was equipped with a picnic table and a BBQ pit, making me wish we had brought some hot dogs or something. We relaxed for a while, enjoying the peaceful and quiet setting before braving the logging roads again.

Danger and Susan at the highpoint area.

A Quick Exit
When we arrived back at the L’Anse Township RV Campground and were getting ready for bed, it began to rain exuberantly.  Since it was a grass campground and BigByrd weighs 32,000 lbs, we know from experience that bad things happen under those circumstances, so we vacated the premises in a hurry and headed towards Chicago.

And Then There was One
So now only Texas remains!  We are inviting you to join us on that trip planned on my October 29th, 50th birthday, and many of you have displayed interest. We are working on the planning, so stay tuned to the Danger Network for details.

So the L’Anse Township is back down to 3,800 and we find ourselves in another Walmart in Manitowoc Wisconsin.

Here’s why; the L’Anse RV Park was all grass you see, and as we were about to turn in for the evening, it began to rain in earnest. We know from experience that a 32,000 lb. bus on wet ground is bad juju. So we pulled up stakes and made an emergency exit, and once I got on the road, I felt like driving so I drove another 5 hours while Susan slept. We are now only 2 1/2 hours from Chicago where we plan to spend a day or two on our way back to Texas.

For the next couple of nights, we’ll be calling the L’Anse Township, MI population 3,800 home, so now it’s 3,802. We are parked next to a scenic lake and the sun will be setting across it, unfortunately we won’t see it tonight as we are in the Jeep making the 2 hour round trip to Mt Arvon the Michigan highpoint.

It’s a easy one mile hike so no difficulty there. Our biggest challenge will be navigating the miles of surprisingly rough logging roads between here and there. I almost bought a Prius, glad I manned up and bought the Jeep instead…