Pokagon State Park

Last night we camped at Pokagon State Park which sits on the southern boarder of Michigan in Indiana. It consists of a mid sized lake with many houses sitting on it’s shores, an equestrian center, a nature center, an ampetheater, a toboggan slide (for winter use only), a few miles of bike/hiking trails and an Inn. Apparently during World War II soldiers from Michigan would come to the Potawatomi Inn to get married because they would be issued a same day marriage certificate unlike the laws in Michigan and often they would stay and honeymoon at the Inn. We biked through the trails, BBQ’d for dinner, played catch after dinner & roasted marshmallows on the campfire once the sun went down. It was a very comfortable 75 degrees and it actually got a bit cold at night (which is a change of pace for what we’ve had recently). I think the reality of this trip is sinking in – the fact that we have 3 months to travel the country, that there is no work expecting us back – it’s a feeling of freedom I can’t explain, and it feels amazing. We both had moments yesterday when we had to stop and take a moment to appreciate being here on this adventure.