#117 Distorted (Theme #78)

My son's face through a glass block at a Subway restaurant in Battle Creek, Michigan.

#116 Curvy (Theme #72)

Looked out the living room window this morning and saw this snake on the front porch! My dad and brother and I got out the field guide and decided that it was probably a Black Rat Snake--harmless to humans, but unnerving to see on the front porch! The dogs hadn't even barked at it.
For more about this little adventure, click here.
No time to repeat the details as we are off on a Pathfinder camping trip and have to leave in a few minutes.

#115 Bodies of Water (Theme #29)

Our Pathfinder group "discovers" Lake Michigan.

Unfortunately, due to time constraints, this was as close to the lake as we were able to get. The access road to to the building in the distance was closed and we didn't have time to hike down to the lake.

#114 Swim (Theme #313)

One of the things the Pathfinder kids enjoyed on our trip to Michigan was the chance to swim in the motel pool.

#113 Kids These Days (Theme #163)

Saturday afternoon was the Division Level of Pathfinder Bible Achievement at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Twenty-six teams from all over North America (Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Texas, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Quebec, Pennsylvania, and of course, Tennessee) were there.

There were ninety questions on 2 Chronicles chapters 10-39. The team with the highest score set the standard for what place each other team reached. If a team achieved 90% of the highest team's score, then they got a first place. If they got 80% of that highest score, they received a second place. All others got a third place. Of the 26 teams there, 17 teams achieved a first place, 6 teams earned a second place, and three teams achieved a third place. Our team was a third place team.

This is our entire group--Pathfinders, staff, and one mother/daughter pair that helped with luggage, etc.

#112 Cross (Theme #68)

There is a cross in the center of this sculpture on the campus of Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan.

#111 Eating Establishments (Theme #82)

While on our trip to Michigan, we were stopped at a traffic light when I looked out the window and saw this sign. I quickly snapped the picture before the light changed. I have no idea what sort of food they were offering, but thought the sign was hilarious.

#110 Peaks or Valleys (Theme #230)

On Friday afternoon, we took our Pathfinders to Warren Dunes State Park. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan and has a dune formation that rises 260 feet above the lake--with numerous smaller dunes as well. Our group hiked about halfway up this dune (not sure if this is the highest one or not). The group of tiny people in the picture is not our group--we stopped about where this shot was taken.

This is our group playing about where we stopped on the dune in the first picture.

#109 Clown (Theme #57)

We took our Pathfinder Bible Achievement team to Berrien Springs, MI last Thursday for the final level of Bible Achievement. While driving through Indiana (maybe near Kokomo), we saw this large clown outside a McDonald's restaurant.