Views around the Augusta Covered Bridge

Here are a few views from right around the bridge. The first image is through one of the windows looking to the south. The second image is just northeast of the bridge looking to the west. The third image is standing just west of the bridge looking to the north. And the last image is another image of the bridge looking to the south. I was unable to get any images of the bridge from the south side. I didn't have the right shoes and the ground was soft and muddy so I didn't attempt to go off of onto any unbeaten path. I did use a barely used trail for my images of the north side. You could tell that a path was there but it was seldom used. Next time I will be more prepared for this and hopefully get some other pictures that I can already see in my head.

Augusta Covered Bridge

The Augusta Covered Bridge is also known as the W K Kellogg Forrest Covered Bridge. It is the entrance to the Lemmien Loop. A two and a half mile trail around the Kellogg forest. This thriving forest land was once an area of abandoned agricultural land. The goal of the forest is to provide an understanding of the forest research as well as the forestry itself. While I did not walk the entire loop, I did walk a short distance and enjoyed the views and learning from the little signs posted along the way describing the research that is being done. I hope to go back when we have more time and actually walk the entire loop. The area is maintained by MSU. We actually drove past the entrance to the area because we were looking specifically for the Kellogg forest and the sign noted that it was part of Michigan State University with a small mention of Kellogg Forest at the bottom (which we really didn't notice until we were passed the sign). Luckily we didn't go to far out of the way because I knew once we reached a certain cross road we had gone to far so we only went about a half mile out of our way. The next few days will be filled with pictures from this resent trip. Hope you all enjoy my trip as much as I did, as you read my posts over the next few days.

Tula May Miller Covered Bridge

Here is another covered bridge. I found this one the other day. I don't know why I was expecting more. I had seen pictures of it as well as read the information that the bridge is over a small branch of the Looking Glass River. It is located on private property and I was not bold enough to park in the driveway to get a closer look of the bridge. I took my pictures from the road. I was frustrated because when I got ready to take my pictures this seemingly quiet road was suddenly full of traffic. Yet another wonderful find in the state of Michigan.

Drayton Plains Covered Bridge (Waterford, MI)

Okay so I discovered a covered bridge. I have not seen this little bridge documented anywhere in my research thus far. I almost didn't take a pic of it and I thought wait a minute if I am going to be true to my mission and photograph the covered bridges of Michigan, then I really need to include this little bridge. Just a simple little thing leading back to the ponds of the Drayton Plains Nature Center. We had a pleasant day down in Waterford. We walked the perimeter of the ponds, almost two miles.

Pierce Stocking Bridge (Sleeping Bear Dunes - Empire, MI)

Looking at this photo now, I like it. I remember I was highly disappointed when I got to this bridge. I was expecting something more along the lines of the other covered bridges I had photographed. I remember thinking 'I drove all this way for this'. I was looking for grandeur and old world beauty, well I didn't find it. I had wished that I would have come across a photo in my research but sadly I hadn't. Now I actually like the way the picture looks, I actually prefer it to the ones that I have come across in my research. At the time that I took this photo, I remember being satisfied with my trip after I drove the scenic drive around and captured some beautiful images of the dunes and the lake. Gorgeous area some of the most beautiful scenery I have seen.

Zehnder's Holz Brucke Covered Bridge

This is the covered bridge in Frankenmuth. There are some wonderful spots for pics up there. I know when I started this project everyone would ask if I had gone to shoot this bridge. I think this is one of the most well known covered bridges in Michigan. Now I just need to finish locating and shooting the other covered bridges in Michigan so that I can say that I have completed this quest. Although it might take a little more than that because I want to be able to reshoot some of the bridges in different seasons. We'll see how things go this summer. Wish me luck in trying to finish this project.

Fallasburg Covered Bridge

This was my third of four bridges visited in one day. However for some reason I only took digitals of three or at least I can only find the images for three. This bridge is also where I got my shot of the fall trees that I have already posted. On this day we circled around leaving the Flint area heading to Reed City then on to Ada then to Fallasburg and also to the White's Bridge (this is the one that I am not finding my images for). It was a fun day but long we took my two cousins with us. They said they were bored but a few years later they were complaining to their mom that they never go anywhere anymore and about how much fun they used to have with us on these trips we used to take.

Reed City Bridge

Okay so this is not the best shot. I am hoping to go back this spring and take this one over again. I remember now that I didn't take the digital down with me just the 4x5 and I took these from the parking lot that we parked in. I left the digital in the car. Definitely want to go back and reshoot this bridge with the digital camera.

Ada Covered Bridge

Joshua's Crossing (Lake Ann)

This is a lovely bridge tucked away up north in Lake Ann. I almost didn't find the bridge. I had drove passed it and about half a mile down the road realized that I had gone to far (thank you mapquest). I pain stakingly plotted out my route and knew about where it had to be. I drove from Flint to here to Sleeping Bear Dunes and back to Flint all in about eleven hours. My sister came with me as well as her two daughters. They really did wonderful considering they were couped up in the car all day.

Langley Covered Bridge (Centreville)

This is the Langley Covered Bridge just north of Centreville, MI. It is a quest of mine to photograph the covered bridges in Michigan. I have found where ten bridges are located and have actually been to five of them and photographed them. Some have even been with a 4x5 large format camera and I have photographed all with the digital camera. I am still looking for more and would like to finish them. I am also looking for foot bridges in Michigan as well. I find them all intriguing. If anyone knows of particular covered bridge or foot bridge, I would appreciate if you would let me know where they are in MI. Thanks.