It's hard to believe that 2024 is almost in the books and 2025 is right around the corner. It's been a pretty big year for a lot of reasons. I remember a year or so ago there was a contest on HIVE to share your top photos of the year in a post. I know I didn't win the contest because there are a ton of great photographers here on Hive, but I remember it was fun to go back and remember the year.
With that in mind, I'm going to do that again this year. Just for the fun of it. No contest necessary.
Despite the significant snow that had been dumped on us, we were treated to a very colorful sunset on this particular evening in January 2024. I really wish I could get my phone to capture the colors the way they show up with the naked eye. I've never been able to accomplish that though.
In March I got to spend some time at a conference in Grand Rapids, MI. It's one of my favorite bigger cities in the state. It still has a bit of small town feel, but it also has the skyscaper's and bustling crowds that you would expect in a larger city. It's also pretty safe compared to some of the other ones in the state. I got this awesome corner room with an amazing view.
April on the other hand brought with it a tremendous amount of heartache. We had to say goodbye to our beloved dog 
Since losing our dog, 
It was a beautiful morning when we ventured out and the observation tower on the site offered some amazing views of the wetlands area.
In May,
In 2024 I also got to play a fair amount of disc golf. Probably more rounds than I have played in the past ten years. It was great to be out on the courses even if I didn't do as well as I had hoped. There are some amazing natural areas with disc golf courses to enjoy all across the globe.
In June we got to take an amazing camping trip to another area of the northern lower peninsula of Michigan. We decided to visit this two or three story robot sculpture they had built out of spare pieces and parts. It's pretty cool looking and if you ever get a chance to visit Mackinaw City, you should check it out.
Early July was quite possibly the highlight of the year when
Later in July we headed back up to the northern most point of Michigan's lower peninsula and we camped very close to the five mile long Mackinac Bridge for the first time. We also made the trip over to the historic and famous Mackinac Island. It was a really great trip!
The remainder of the summer included even more camping trips as well as a really unique fishing trip that you will see in the photos below. I'm not going to use a lot of words here, because I think the photos really speak for themselves.
I've gotta be honest, it's been hard to pick just a few shots because there were so many good ones through the year. Perhaps I should have done a better job of selecting just a handful to recap with you. What fun would that be?!
In October our camping finally came to an end and we were also lucky enough to get another Norther Lights show later in the year. It wasn't quite as intense as the previous one, but it was still pretty great. We took a nice trip down to Ohio and spent a night on the town for our anniversary as well as catching some end of the year softball games.
In November I made an impromptu trip to Wisconsin with my good friend 
Finally, we end the way we started. With a snowy view of my back yard. The snow is actually all gone now thanks to a late December warm up, but I have no doubt January 2025 will bring us more of the white stuff.
It's been a pretty amazing year full of unbelievable sorrow and joy. It's pretty interesting how things tend to balance out like that isn't it?
Cheers to 2025, I hope we all have an awesome year with more laughter than tears and more success than misfortune.
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All pictures/screenshots taken by myself or