In mid-November, Randy and I started out on our annual road trip to visit my daughter and her family in Michigan, my son and his friends in North Carolina, and my other daughter and her husband in Wisconsin. As soon as we got in the car, it began to rain and continued during our drive across Wisconsin and into the Upper Peninsula UP.
It was raining the next morning. I always enjoy the ride across the UP, but let me tell you, the views of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, and Lake Huron are just not as picturesque in the rain. When we got to the Mackinac Bridge, the wind was howling and the rain was pounding. We were cautioned to drive slowly over the bridge, and all big trucks had to wait for an escort before crossing.
It was raining when we got in the car to continue our journey. I had done some research on the park and was looking forward to spending a couple hours there.
Oh well, maybe next year. As we began the ride back north, it was a gloomy day with rain. We often stop in Kentucky to meet friends for lunch, but this time it was impossible to get there without going a hundred miles out of the way.
These burial mounds in the Hopewell Culture National Historic Park in Ohio are part of the five earthwork complexes protected and preserved by the park. Submitted photos. The road we usually take had been washed out in September during catastrophic rains and wind. The usual detour had also been washed out. Finally, late in the afternoon it cleared up somewhat. I learned the site was about earthworks.
