Camping around the Upper Peninsula of MI / Overland

I start out with the plan of overland camping with a group but things didn't go as planned. I still had the most amazing four days traveling from Marquette, Big Bay, Thomas Rock, Mouth of the Huron River, Gratiot Lake, Mount Bohemia for a pizza and pool day, Copper Harbor, Freda, Misery Bay, Pike Lake, Bob Lake and then home. I got in lots of driving my Toyota 4Runner, kayaking and tenting.

[@woohoo22]

living the dream

[@Jax4umalta]

I am the girl that cried up at mouth of the Huron. I was the one in the gray FJ. It’s not that I have never been to the UP, it’s just that it was so beautiful there It took my breath away. I go to the UP several times a year, but usually on the east side where I live closer to. Was happy to find your channel tonight. Cheers.

[@Gypsytrekker]

Yes! I remember you and I still cry when I see gorgeous spots here even now.

[@Jax4umalta]

@@Gypsytrekker I never take for granted the beauty of places I go or where I live. Michigan is an amazing place and sometimes it just touches my soul so deep. I live in lower michigan by the sleeping bear dunes on Lake Michigan. equally as beautiful here. It still makes me cry sometimes when I see a beautiful sunset. I guess im just a really sensitive person lol

[@gregleppanen9859]

The sign on the tree is a government marker marking sections of property. So basically you were at the corner of Hiawatha national forest or the corner of a section used to survey adjacent properties

[@IBDAFFYibdaffy]

Hey Angela. Another great video. You make it so that I do feel like I am tagging along the trip. You truly excel at that. I agree about smoked salmon and I love smoked trout also. Super yummy and tasty. I was going to ask you if you had a lift kit installed. The tires are definitely not stock. I felt so badly that your hand had swelled like that! Did you ever come to a conclusion as to what happened? One consistent theme in all your videos is your genuine love of being in the outdoors and appreciating and finding the good in everything you experience. We all could learn from you in this regard. Thank you for all your hard work and effort in sharing your experiences with us. As always, please take the very best of care. Bye!

[@chaoticgood3935]

The little sound you made after putting the cream in your coffee - You were really ready for that cup of good morning America ☕️

[@Gypsytrekker]

🤣🤣

[@SusanChristmas]

Love to watch you do this would never want to do this myself. I like living with tress and nature all around me but I have no desire to walk in the woods. I like it inside my house and being on my porch and yes my sofa is one of my favorite places to be so comfortable.

[@jeraldmccarthy785]

Says I watched this already but I don't remember it at all so I rewatched and glad I did.Missing My UP.thanks again for this.

[@Gypsytrekker]

I need to go back and watch some of my older ones as well lol.. always good when the Winter starts feeling too long.

[@jenniferhelgren8733]

I swell up just like that when deer flies bite me and they always do U.P. there. Last year I received a bite on my hand and it looked just like that but worse...Looked like I was wearing a boxing glove. Old fashioned Lanacane works best for me on the itching part of it but the swelling lasts for days. Bug repellant works to keep them away but you have to reapply if you're out all day. Don't forget your fishing rod next time!!! ;) Thanks, keep it U.P.

[@laffilmfest3759]

Very cool adventure...I had to Google map some of ur locations like big Eric bridge....very nice....I subbed and look forward to ur future adventures...

[@fulltankweekend]

I'm not sure if it's the same pike lake I used to camp at but I remember it was by the Two Hearted river. Nostalgic for me. Well done Gypsy 😊!

[@Gypsytrekker]

Oh nice, I haven't heard of the one in that part of the U.P.. this one is more in the Western part between Alston and Twin Lakes. ☺️

[@fulltankweekend]

@@Gypsytrekker Lucky girl living out there😊. I'll keep you posted how the island was. Grand Island is also a possibility. I scuba dived out there and it was so gorgeous seeing Pictured Rocks!!

[@lessardcaroll]

Your hand maybe you touched some Hemlock plant(white flowers), there was alot of em when you were filming the swan, happens to me every summer, im in MI too they're everywhere☺

[@5792marc]

I would love to do this… looks super fun

[@timvb2]

Familiar with all these places and it is very cool to see someone doing videos about them.Keep up the great work on them and will be looking forward to more.We live in a very special place here.

[@Gypsytrekker]

Thank you!

[@thaSPACELiON]

loved every minute.

[@Gypsytrekker]

Thanks so much!

[@Truckerjonsoutdoors]

Hey you showed up on my feed. great video. I am a fellow yooper as well. Subscribed

[@Gypsytrekker]

Awesome! Thank you so much. Happy trails ☺️

[@jamesbasler5882]

Hi there gypsy trekker. Yea I live on the Wisconsin / Michigan border very close to the slyvania wilderness tract . Don't know if u have ever been there ? It's a mini boundary waters and some awesome backpacking as well. Love backpacking the U P especially the Ottawa national Forest . Soooooooo many incredible places to explore . Don't know if you have heard of pomroy lake ,but it's one of the most beautiful fall colors lakes I have ever seen in the U P. It's in the Ottawa .just east of ironwood. . Also sounds like your looking for a new backpack . Check out osprey Aura an awesome women's 65 liter pack.Totally different suspension system like a trampoline for your back.

[@joeljeffery8704]

When I seen the swan I knew you were on highway 16. I have many pictures of the swans there and their young ones. Around the 16th of June every year many hundreds of snapping turtles come out of that swamp and come up on the road to lay their eggs on the edge of it. Enjoyed your trip watch the whole video I'm from the Keweenaw, love our country. Thanks for sharing your trip.

[@Gypsytrekker]

Wow! That's great to know. I was so surprised to see the swan that I almost drove off the road, it was definitely the highlight of my trip. I did see several painted turtles squished on the road and it made me so sad.

[@purple_studio146]

I just love your show, my father was born in Beacon Hill and went to school in Redridge, everytime I see an episode of your show, it makes me miss being there, I went up 2 years ago( my brother lives in Hubble) I think I'm going to have to make the trek soon! Keep up the good work, and stay safe.

[@Gypsytrekker]

Thank you! I actually explored Freda today and the video will be up soon.

[@finpainter1]

Nice video, Thats my neck of the woods

[@Gypsytrekker]

Thank you! It's such a lovely area

[@teresaallen3045]

I plan come up sometime to many humans where I am western pa family from lower mi

[@Gypsytrekker]

There's still decent wildernesses here but it seems like more and more are moving up here.

[@teresaallen3045]

@@Gypsytrekker oboy yep way to many humans need birth control humans not animals no I don't hav kids don't need don't want any

[@laffilmfest3759]

Ditch the frig....get urself a 5-7 extreme cooler....works great :)

[@SD-pi9co]

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[@gnatgnutz7139]

Hi gypsy, I plan on camping in the U.P. this summer (I'm a troll). Where was that pool with the steam room? Was that a Big Erick's campground? There was a really cool campsite I seen last year while visiting my brother in Marquette. Looked like it was on the side of a ski resort and they had mountain biking. I wasn't into camping then I'm returning to check out the mountain bike trails. I think it was on 553. Anyways have you tried the mountain bike trails? Any good? Thanks for the video.

[@maxjohnson2853]

i swear i saw u in the u.p while i was on a fishing trip! but it was probably some other gypsy trekker hahah

[@Gypsytrekker]

You never know!

[@jamesbasler5882]

If your ever interested I backpack with a pack raft .the company is called kokopelli and it's alot of fun made out of kevlar and weighs only 4 pounds so like a very mini kayak. Would be fun to talk to u about that sometime .Hope your having a great winter 🥶 by the way .Do u snowshoe or Cross country ski at all

[@Gypsytrekker]

Sorry I missed your comment before.. I will definitely look into that area for future camping and I will also look up info for that raft. Thank you! I am still looking for a new backpack and actually have been interested in the Osprey packs, I'm glad to hear another vote for that brand. 😊

[@ryani6079]

Ballsy camping alone in a tent with sasquatches everywhere! I won't do it anymore after my sighting.

[@Gypsytrekker]

Nah, they're just looking for a good cuddle is all.. it just sucks when it's so humid and their fur sticks to you. They're basically walking carpets.

[@ryani6079]

@@Gypsytrekker 🙂

[@davidbrown-xk8zl]

Stop eating the mushrooms.They make you see silly things.

[@robertmetivier5641]

I made it to 13 minutes and realized this is a vid of you hanging out with you. Not a single other person. FOR A GROUP OVERLAND VIDEO.

[@sloanfranklin6935]

Not many people in the Upper Penninsula. 😂

[@duran48139]

So did you figure out what the "Bearing tree" stamp/plack was for? Never seen that before.

[@Gypsytrekker]

When I look it up online it says " When a property corner is destroyed or removed, surveyors rely on bearing trees to help determine where the property corner was originally located. If a corner remains intact, a bearing tree also serves as a marker for surveyors to verify that the corner hasn't been moved to a different location. " It was such an odd place for it though!

[@duran48139]

@@Gypsytrekker Interesting. It's like the corner of the property was maybe over taken by the lake? Do you ever camp around the Manistique area at all? Growing up (southern MI) we had friends that owned some cottages that included a bar on Thunder Lake just north of Manistique in the mid 70's. Swore when I grew up I was going to buy the bar with the cabins on the lake and spend my days tending bar and keeping the cabins up while livin the U.P life. Life happens though and I'm still down here lol. But it's a beautiful area, but isn't it all. Keep up the videos,love them. Makes me jealous.

[@Gypsytrekker]

I actually have not camped near Manistique yet! I just heard someone talking about how beautiful it is there. It is definitely on my list now!

[@ryani6079]

Is the camping there first come first serve?

[@Gypsytrekker]

All of the places that I camped at in this video were all that way, yes.

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