Thanks guys. The little blotch of blue in the beach shot is most likely my 4yo boy, Cullen, but might be my 2yo daughter, Quincy.

The camera isn't all that great, really - it's a Sony 3.2MP I picked up a couple of years ago. It's perfect for snapshots, but I'd really prefer an SLR type digital, maybe when the prices come down a bit more... I've got way better film cameras, but I've become addicted to the ease of digital ones.

Yes, all those pics were taken in the western UP - all locations within an hour or so drive of each other. There's plenty of similar all across the Upper Peninsula & various other terrain types. There are definitely rocky areas that would be crazy difficult without 37" tires & good underbody armor. A winter off-road trip would be awesome, but bear in mind that some of the areas (especially the Keweenaw peninsula) get upwards of 400 inches of snow each season... but that also means there's sweet skiing, snowshoeing and icefishing - not to mention the steepest downhill run in the midwest (Mount Bohemia) which is only a mile from my family's lakeside cabin (read:rustic)!

Shawn