Jonathan Gennick

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The Junior Zone at Hogback

Below are some photos from the Munising Seventh-day Adventist Church Junior Sabbath School Class's hike up Hogback Mountain on Sabbath, 18 October 2008. Hogback is a bit north of Marquette, Michigan, towards Big Bay, and is one of the southernmost of the Huron Mountain Range. Hogback is fun because it is largely exposed rock on top, putting you above the local treeline. Views are stupendous.

In the parking-lot

The parking area where we began, but this photo was taken at the end.

Brent looking at personal digital assistant

Brent! Looking at his Palm Pilot. Perhaps he's got an appointment.

Jeff and Eric on a rock

Jeff and Eric. Jeff's the one having a snack-break.

Four kids seated in a row on a rock

See what I have to put up with? What a motley crew. And when Brent smiles, be afraid, very afraid...

Close-up of Karl

Karl!

Close-up of Jeff

Jeff!

Close-up of Stephanie

Stephanie! Either she was mesmorized by the beautiful scenery, or she just turned her head at the least-opportune moment.

Close-up of Stephanie

Ryan! Here is the only photo from the trip that I took holding the camera in portrait mode. It just goes to show, there's an oddball in every group. (Just kidding there Ryan).

View towards the southwest

Fall-color is stupendous from up here. We missed peak color by maybe a week though.

View towards the northeast

More fall-color. That's Harlow Lake in the distance, with Lake Superior just beyond.

View towards the west

I believe we're looking sort of westish here.

Kurt talking with Pastor Ilko

Kurt and Pastor Ilko were pretty much non-stop talking. I recall something about the economy in the New Earth at one point. That's too heavy a topic for me. I was thinking more along the lines of those snack-bars in my backpack.

Kurt taking a photo of his kids

I took a photo of Kurt taking a photo of his three kids. Stephanie and Brent also had cameras. It occurred to me that if everyone lined up properly, that I could have taken a photo of Brent taking a photo of Stephanie taking a photo of Kurt taking a photo of the kids. And if we stood in a circle, we'd have an infinite loop, completely disrupting the time-space continuum.

Kurt photographing the scenery

Kurt went after a shot of the fall colors too. It really was a good day to be up on Hogback.

Pastor Ilko covering his ears

I'm thinking a hat, for Christmas, for the Pastor, would be a really good idea.

Kids looking at photos on their cameras

And finally we arrive back at the parking-area, where the kids compared photos on their digital cameras.

If you're interested, click the image below to be taken to a 360-degree, panoramic view from the top of Hogback, built from photos taken on an earlier trip.

Hogback panorama thumbnail