The day after last time was the last day of my TMI summer internship; it was pretty uneventful but we got cleared up and wined and dined one last time and then were on the road after lunch. Jenelle and I drove west, into a rare corner of PA that isn't on the beaten track. Saturday morning we got up and drove south to Bear Run to visit Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater.

On Sunday there was an initial pre-flurry of michigan trek activity, with new friends and coleaders going shopping and getting ready for a weeklong trip around the state with some new MBAs. Monday morning we saddled up in our rented vans and went north to Traverse City. That evening we sailed aboard the tall ship Manitou and got to know each other around the fire. Tuesday was cycling (20 miles on a cruiser tandem for me and Abishek!) in the AM, quesadillas, and winery/Lake Michigan beach in the PM. Wednesday was a tour day, with lunch under the Mackinaw Bridge and some sight-seeing in Mackinac City before driving up to Paradise. Thursday we hit the trail connecting the Upper and Lower Tahquamenon Falls. The 13 of us walked eight miles and saw both falls before jumping back in the vans for a sleepy ride south to PH Hoeft State Park near Rogers City on Lake Huron. That night, we ate together in the city and stayed up late socializing on the beach under incredibly bright stars. Our last day was spent canoeing the Sturgeon River - dodging the riverbanks and enjoying the swift current. Our last stop was for dinner in Flint, where a tired group bid temporary farewells.