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I've been interested in Upper Peninsula of Michigan for quite some time.
To me, it sounds like a far less touristy place than world famous destinations like Yellowstone. I hope the cost is also more reasonable. Is it possible to spend a whole week there without breaking the bank? I need a decent place to sleep, camping isn't my thing.
Thanks
If you aren't starting in the Midwest, the expensive part os probably plane ticket- airports have limited service with limited competition. Flying into Green Bay and picking up a rental car there might be the best option.
Houghton (Keewenaw Peninsula), Marquette (central UP), and Sault Ste. Marie (eastern UP) are all small college towns that should have generally affordable hotel options. Munising, the gateway to Pictured Rocks NL, is smaller, but does have some modest to mid-level hotels and motels that shouldn't be too bad.
If the exchange rate is good, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario is bigger than its Soo twin across the river, and might be a good hotel and shopping option.
If you're on a budget, Mackinac Island is probably best done as a day trip- pick a hotel near the ferry depot in St. Ignance (UP) or Mackinac City (LP) that fits needs and budget.
In general, it's a colder area further away from Chicago and Detroit and that keeps prices lower than Northern Lower Peninsula resort areas like Traverse City, Charlevoix, and Petoskey.
An absolute guarantee? Not in North America. Record high in Fairbanks, AK is 99 F. Leadville, CO: 90 F. Astoria, OR: 101 F. Churchill, Manitoba: 98 F.
Astoria, OR: 101F. Given my experience 2 years ago, that doesn't scare me. Like I said, previously, it was 100+ in Medford, OR, that day, as I was headed for Gold Beach, and having taken the back roads into Gold Beach, it was still hot as blazes even 5-10 miles from the ocean, and it wasn't until the last mile that there was a dramatic turn in temperatures, where I needed a sweater.
Another poster suggested the coast of Maine, so that will be another consideration, just fly to Boston and head northeast!
If you aren't starting in the Midwest, the expensive part os probably plane ticket- airports have limited service with limited competition. Flying into Green Bay and picking up a rental car there might be the best option.
Houghton (Keewenaw Peninsula), Marquette (central UP), and Sault Ste. Marie (eastern UP) are all small college towns that should have generally affordable hotel options. Munising, the gateway to Pictured Rocks NL, is smaller, but does have some modest to mid-level hotels and motels that shouldn't be too bad.
If the exchange rate is good, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario is bigger than its Soo twin across the river, and might be a good hotel and shopping option.
If you're on a budget, Mackinac Island is probably best done as a day trip- pick a hotel near the ferry depot in St. Ignance (UP) or Mackinac City (LP) that fits needs and budget.
In general, it's a colder area further away from Chicago and Detroit and that keeps prices lower than Northern Lower Peninsula resort areas like Traverse City, Charlevoix, and Petoskey.
I don't fly unless I have to.
But driving from Tulsa to UP is a little bit too much for me. Maybe it's cheaper to fly to Milwaukee?
How about Australia? When I arrive for my upcoming trip, the forecast high in Sydney is supposed to be 50+ degrees colder than the forecast high here in Phoenix today. I'll be going from 110 to 58.
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After my failed attempt to cool off for a week from the Las Vegas heat, I'm already thinking of next summer of a guaranteed place. Key word: guaranteed!
Grand Junction was certainly no cool off, and neither was a trip to the east to Vail and into the mountains. So I wont' do that again! I forgot, at 10,000 feet up the sun is more fierce!
"Come back home to Minnesota!" Yeah, yeah, but no guarantees there, as I've checked the temps every single day for 21 years since I left there. A couple weeks ago, 90 and 93 in Minneapolis. And high 80's even in Duluth!
2 years ago I did the Oregon Coast. Driving through Medford at 100 degrees I couldn't believe there'd be that much of a cool off in such a short distance, but the minute I drove into Gold Beach, I needed a sweater.
So, I'm thinking of going back to the Oregon Coast next year again, unless I can find another guaranteed place in the U.S., if there is any other place. Yes, I know there's lots of foreign destinations, like in the Southern Hemisphere where the winters and summers are reversed, but I'm just not up to any more foreign travel. Been there, done that!
How about you? Any guaranteed places you can think of?
How about Australia? When I arrive for my upcoming trip, the forecast high in Sydney is supposed to be 50+ degrees colder than the forecast high here in Phoenix today. I'll be going from 110 to 58.
But, you'll have some higher humidity to make it feel much more comfortable! Unlike 58 in Phoenix with 5-10% humidity!
Try Banff/Canmore. It could be warm but it's unlikely that it'll be hot. It snowed on me in August when camping just outside of Canmore and only a few hundred feet higher in elevation. In addition to pleasant weather, the scenery is jaw-dropping!
But, you'll have some higher humidity to make it feel much more comfortable! Unlike 58 in Phoenix with 5-10% humidity!
Not IME. When the humidity is up and the temps are down (forecast lows around 40), the chill is stronger.
Either way, I am going to FREEZE!
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Yes, I know there's lots of foreign destinations, like in the Southern Hemisphere where the winters and summers are reversed, but I'm just not up to any more foreign travel. Been there, done that!
