Hammock Camping at the Benchmark Campsite Pictured Rocks Michigan

[@jasonwish-]

I will be there tomorrow with my wife!

[@uptrail7169]

Awesome! She will love it at Pictured Rocks. Now lets hope for some decent weather.

[@john_kelley]

Enjoyed the video! It's always good to see couples out together! Great job!

[@uptrail7169]

Thanks! It was good to see my wife in a video again. She would like to do a section of the SHT maybe next year.

[@brintmorris7164]

Another great video...I was there the week of Oct 6...hiked the entire trail...love watching your videos...keep it up!

[@BackpackingWithJason]

Looked like a peaceful trip. Really enjoyed the views at the beach area. The pizza looked pretty good. Cool video Uptrail 👍

[@uptrail7169]

Thanks Jason! The pizza made a good snack sitting next to the fire.

[@cgriggsiv]

That was an awesome video absolutely beautiful And your wife's backpack is really nice

[@uptrail7169]

Thanks CG

[@jasonwish-]

Nice video Bob! My wife and I enjoyed ourselves even though we pushed through all 15 miles from miners castle to little beaver lake in one day. We had reservations at mosquito Creek and coves and we’re supposed to make it a three day trip. The night prior I took her to taquamenon falls. After we left Little beaver lake we thought we would get a motel room to clean up and eat out somewhere nice but after Calling 15 motels in five cities we found out there was no vacancy anywhere so we drove all the way to Manistique and stayed at a state park campground at Indian Lake near Kitch-iti-Kipi, lol.

[@uptrail7169]

Thanks Jason! I was thinking about you two and hoping for some good weather. Did you get a chance to check out Big Spring near Indian Lake? Tahquamemon Falls is an awesome waterfall!

[@freddonelson5505]

Great place for an overnight. Dave and I are hoping to get up there early summer next year. Glad to see your wife out again. Love that deep purple on her pack!! Great job!

[@uptrail7169]

Thanks Fred! Pictured rocks is beautiful with a lot to see.

[@LiboltAdventures]

Man I haven't been here in a long time, hoping to get out here soon. Such a beautiful area, thanks for sharing.

[@patrickklenow8765]

Great spot, now is the time to hike the great scenic routes of the upper peninsula, can't wait to see the next adventure

[@uptrail7169]

You will have to come with someday for an adventure. 👍 If the weather is nice we have plans for next weekend in the western part of the U.P.

[@potatothorn]

looks like a great trip! PIZZA! that is pretty cool

[@uptrail7169]

Thanks! The pizza made a good snack sitting next to the fire.

[@jordanshyadow8817]

Hi mom!/ uptrail 71.

[@uptrail7169]

Hi Jordan 😀

[@jasonmcdaniel7878]

Very nice scenery over there! I didn't know they had pizza that way. Nothing like a good pizza while camping.

[@uptrail7169]

The pizza made a good snack relaxing next to the warm fire.

[@OntarioHikingTrails]

WOW the Michigan side looks almost as nice as the Northern Ontario side.

[@kampersadventures958]

Love me some Pictured Rocks hiking and kayaking. Beautiful hike!

[@uptrail7169]

Thanks! We would like to do the 42 mile hike there again someday. I haven't tried kayaking in Lake Superior yet.

[@uptrail7169]

Thanks! We would like to do the 42 mile hike there again someday. I haven't tried kayaking in Lake Superior yet.

[@kampersadventures958]

@@uptrail7169 To kayak on Lake Superior is surreal. Some of the most amazing times in my life in nature has been in a kayak on Lake Superior.

[@drillsgtlangdon]

Although I absolutely love your hiking trips, These short camping vids are equally as cool! Would be great to see more of them :)

[@uptrail7169]

Thanks! It was a short hike, but we had more time to enjoy our campsite and the beach.

[@drillsgtlangdon]

@@uptrail7169 Thinking ya'll might enjoy a trip around Autrain.. I've camped there as well as stayed at the North Woods Resort on several occasions. Beautiful area!

[@nvisker]

We did Beaver Lake to Miner's Castle this weekend. Maybe we'll bump into you on the trail one of these days. Thanks for sharing the adventure!

[@uptrail7169]

Nice! You get the best views between Beaver and Miner's Castle. I've been getting hikers recognize me on the trail a lot especially this year.

[@raylamascus2296]

I got your channel from Midwest backpacker channel I just watched his channel and he introduced you and your wife and so I have subscribed to you buddy I'm a good old Texas fan. I like your channel bob and kathy

[@uptrail7169]

Thanks Ray! It was fun hanging out with him at our campsite. Our video should be ready within 2 days.

[@elizabethparra6413]

Great video! Nice meeting you both at camp and enjoyed hanging out by the wonderful fire you built!

[@uptrail7169]

It was nice meeting and hanging out with you two at Benchmark. The fire sure did feel good on a cool U.P. night.

[@CroweMag]

uptrail71 Yes...thanks again for building the fire to share and great campsite chat. Nice meeting you both at the Benchmark campsite!

[@uptrail7169]

@@CroweMag It was nice having you two hang with us at the fire. I should have collected more wood!

[@OutdoorNomad]

I hung my hammock there for a night at Benchmark back in June. It was awesome. Beautiful area. 🤠

[@uptrail7169]

This was our first time camping at Benchmark. What a beautiful area!

[@april906outdoors3]

Thanks for sharing this beautiful trip with us! I did the "Hike Between da Falls" at Tahquamenon that weekend - gorgeous weekend outdoors in the UP.

[@uptrail7169]

I would love to see the Tahquamenon Falls in the fall.

[@april906outdoors3]

Color should be great this weekend if your schedule will allow.

[@WealthandTravelonaDime]

love it excellent video buddy glad to see you got out for a trip

[@uptrail7169]

Thanks! This was a short hiking trip, but it was nice spending more time around our campsite and the beach. 😀

[@NicoleHikesalot]

another beautiful video! I love Pictured Rocks. We will be back up there for Columbus Day Weekend

[@uptrail7169]

Thanks! Lets hope that you get some decent weather for your trip.

[@NicoleHikesalot]

@@uptrail7169 it looks a bit rainy so far but I am hoping that might still change...

[@nathanaelkolb4024]

I didn't know they made four season stove canister fuel. As always enjoyed the video. Thanks

[@uptrail7169]

Thanks! We need the four season canisters up north and I'm sure glad that the sporting goods store sells them.

[@cgriggsiv]

Since I am home right now I will be watching this right after I get my boots off

[@BluecollarBackcountry]

That was a nice overnighter Bob. I love the sound of the waves on the beach. I love pizza so that's on my list for the next trip. 👍 Oh man, we are still in the upper 90s. Cool weather sounds really good.

[@uptrail7169]

Thanks Tony! The cooler weather sure did feel nice especially around the fire. I still have one more packaged pizza. Our homemade pizzas are still better! 😀

[@hikewithmike4673]

what a beautiful place and campsite and hearing the waves crashing on the shore must have been so relaxing to listen to...did you get to see the Northern Lights?

[@uptrail7169]

Thanks Mike! This was our first time camping at the Benchmark campsite. We did get some nice video footage with the waves. The clouds moved in and we didn't get to see the Northern Lights for this trip.

[@mikeghost7788]

I was wondering were your go to place is for your trip information. Locations and such, all the basics. You know, to plan new hikes. I love backpacking but I'm horrible at that aspect of the hiking life. Any help would be appreciated.

[@AJKPenguin]

Was it Pictured Rocks that had a cliff collapse a couple months ago? Great to see you back outdoors Mr. and Mrs. uptrail71.

[@uptrail7169]

Thanks and it was nice to see my wife Cathy back in a video. It was Pictured Rocks that had the cliff collapse .

[@remidog870]

Great trip. Thanks for posting. My wife an I will be at 12 mile next weekend. We plan on car camping and doing some day hikes for a couple days. What are the must sees from pictured rocks veterans?

[@uptrail7169]

The Chapel Loop is my favorite. It's about 10 or 11 miles total.

[@mikeghost7788]

Just beautiful! I was at the same campsite at the end of August. I did the whole trail for my second time in my life lol.

[@uptrail7169]

This is a nice campsite. We will hike the entire trail again someday.

[@mikeghost7788]

@@uptrail7169 I probably won't make it that far north again till next year. After your porcupine mountains video I want to hike there too.

[@markkoha3661]

That place is on my list but its quite a haul from Ohio

[@cgriggsiv]

Yes I came home from work early because of my headaches are just getting too bad 😣😣 So this will actually help me out just so I can relax my eyes and my neck

[@uptrail7169]

Oh No! 😢 I hope that this video made you feel at least a little better.

[@jamesthornton3339]

When you said you were planning to get away for the weekend I never expected Pictured Rocks, man I'm jealous, most areas seem so far from the Lansing area.

[@livingsurvival]

James Thornton and the Waterford area.

[@jamesthornton3339]

@@livingsurvival we still have the Pinckney Waterloo loop!🤣🤣🤣😁

[@drillsgtlangdon]

Traveling to the UP is well worth your time. Not much to see in the LP of Mi. Once you cross the Mac, It is a whole new world

[@jamesthornton3339]

@@drillsgtlangdon I love the UP, I just don't enjoy a 5 to 6 hour drive to get there! By the time I get there, my back and legs are so stiff, and I need a few hours to decompress before I want to put my pack on.

[@uptrail7169]

Living in the U.P. this is our favorite place to go for a relaxing trip with plenty of views.

[@livingsurvival]

Great video. When your wife first hung her hammock I was like holy crap she likes a banana hang. But then I saw it later on at more of a 30 degree angle. 😂

[@uptrail7169]

Thanks Ben! She did adjust it later. I filmed her when she was starting a rough hang for her hammock before adjusting.