Indianapolis

Here are the pictures I promised!  As it happens, I was able to get them on here a lot faster then I thought...a lot. :)

I loved looking at the buildings, so of course I had to share them with you.

This is a church that was pretty, you can't actually it well,  but don't you love the blue sky?  That has got to be the prettiest color out there!

On Friday they gave us lunch in a box.  Heather and Mom went outside to eat theirs.  Notice the bag that everyone was given also.

It's seems "everyone" else thought it a good idea to eat outside (probably because the inside was packed full)

Ladies lining the building

Here's another church. You can actually see it, however the sky is not very pretty.

Heather liked the door :)

And I can see why

Just some random and interesting buildings

I love the pillars!!!

You never know what you'll find in a big city like this.

Update

This past weekend we (Mom, Heather and I) had the privilege of going to Indianapolis for the True Woman Conference.  We were able to stay at some very good friends of ours and were there from Thursday evening to Saturday afternoon.

Originally I was not going to go.  I really didn't like the idea of being around thousands of people...I'm not a big crowd kind of person.  But then I was given the opportunity to go free!  :)  I had to rethink my decision then, and after some encouragement from Mom and Heather I decided I'd go. 

There ended up being 6,000 plus ladies (and teens) at the conference!!!  On Friday they had a 'teen track' where us teens could have our own session...there were 400 of us.  It was a bit overwhelming at times, but we managed.  

On Friday morning Dannah Gresh (she co-authored with Nancy Leigh DeMoss on Lies Young Woman Believe) spoke to us teens on giving our desires up for the LORD.  I think nearly every girl in that room was convicted and had a desire in their heart that they knew they had to give up...including me.  It has changed my whole way of thinking pretty much now, and I am ever so grateful to my God!

So despite the thousands and thousands of people practically everywhere, I believe it was totally worth it! 

I'll be posting pictures of the city (it had such unique/pretty buildings!) as soon as I can.  But for now, I'll leave you with this one I took on Friday on the way to the conference building.

Upper Peninsula Part 2 - Tahquamenon Falls

One of the last things we did was go see the Tahquamenon Falls.  They were I think the biggest falls I've seen.

My first view of the lower falls.

A little closer

We rowed out to this island so we could see the falls closer up.

This is the close up of the falls in the first picture.

Mom took the tripod to get some shot with the slow shutter speed.  She was able to get much better shots than I was. However I am only posting mine.  I might post some of hers later.

First view of the higher falls.

Closer up 

Please note that they look much smaller than they really are!

Upper Peninsula Part 1

I forgot to add this picture in the first post of our trip.  When we went out to take pictures of the sunset we got to see this full rainbow (and a little of a double).

We stayed at a hotel that looked out over Lake Superior.  It was awesome to be able to wake up in the morning to a beautiful sunrise!

After the sun went behind the clouds

Around 8:00 it looked like this.  There always seemed to be clouds hovering over the horizon/lake like this.

A ship that decided to stop outside our window. :)

The next morning after arriving at our hotel (this would be Tuesday), we stopped at Whitefish Point.

We walked the rocky beach and looked for agates.  Dad found one on our second trip!

All of the thousands of rocks!  All of them were so smooth and pretty!

The wet and dry

Waves crashing (it was very windy!)

Dad's agate

Isn't it neat? 

Mackinaw Island Part 2

After riding around the island, we ate lunch and then decided to go see the Grand Hotel and ride along the roads in the middle of the island.

This sign was on the corner were the church was.  I thought it was neat.

The road on your way to the Grand Hotel

This is the closest we got, but here it is!

This telephone booth was across the street from the Hotel.

Here are some of the beautiful houses above the Grand Hotel

(and their flowers)

It was strange to see a sign that said we had to go through the woods to get to the airport.

The trail to the airport :)

When we got back from riding around the "country" part of the Island, it was time to hop on the ferry and head back.  While waiting for the ferry to start I couldn't help but notice ALL the bikes! :)

A little boy on the ferry, who we saw two days later at Burger King. :)

Heading over the Mackinaw Bridge.  This starts the  second leg of our trip up in the Upper Peninsula. 

Mackinaw Island

The trip went very well.  We arrived at Mackinaw Island on Sunday afternoon and stayed until the next evening.  I really enjoyed it there.   I love how peaceful it was, all the horses and bikes (especially those with baskets) and beautiful houses.  But one of the best things was the water.  It was such a beautiful deep blue all the time.  So here are some of the pictures.  I decided I would have to do this in parts though, we took so many pictures!

This is the ferry that took us to and from Mackinaw Island

On both trips we sat on the top floor.  The wind was a little strong, especially when you stood, but it was so much fun.

Took this on the ferry

The view of the beautiful church from out on the ferry.

Downtown

 

Grand Hotel carriages -

  The drivers wore top hats, and I just loved them!

The next morning after we arrived, we rode around the whole island.  Actually it wasn't hard because it was pretty flat...and we took several stops to look for rocks and take pictures.

These "towers" were all over the place!  Some big, some small, but definitely a lot.

Dad, while stopping at the side of the road to wait for mom (she was taking pictures somewhere behind us)

Isn't he fun? I also love the clear/green water...it's just so pretty

Rocky beach...no such thing as sand here (as in this part of the island)

On the rode around the island - with the pine trees in the back :)

Dad and Mom

Having fun :)

That's Dad, Mom and Heather on the road. 

Took this while riding my bike...a somewhat difficult thing to do.

Of course, Mackinaw Isalnd is famous for their fudge...so it's all over the place

One of the workers was "flipping" the fudge

The first evening we were there it started raining.  We went back to our room and waited it out.  When the sun came out (but it was still drizzling) we hopped on our bikes and rode down to the beach for pictures.

The beach/sunset

After taking pictures we rode around until is got dark and then went back to our room for the night.

 That's all for now.  I'll probably post the second half of Mackinaw tomorrow.