We have a rock hound in our midst. It might be my fault. Rocks are just so cool. That's how we found Petoskey State Park. Ev took whatever interest I showed and 10x'ed it. The good homeschooling advice says something...

I've never been so excited.... so giddy... to hang out at a truck stop.  To the uninitiated (read: me), I thought they were "gross".  No more thought beyond "gross", just "gross".  All that nonsense stops today.  These places are fascinating....

Today is the day to see Old Faithful.  It goes off consistently every 90 minutes, plus or minus 13 minutes.  I woke up and checked the schedule to get an idea of when we should drop by and I see...