Thornapple Valley

When you reach the east end of Needmore Highway you likely turn south, and are rewarded with this view.

This was generally the highlight of my drive to work, but I'd admired the view long before I moved to Mulliken. A couple miles out--just beyond the more distant farmyards--Otto Road dips yet again, down to the river. When I was a serious bicyclist my most strenuous workouts involved those climbs. Nowadays I mostly avoid hills, which is pretty easy around here.

You could turn north, but Otto and Needmore both jog, and the left turn's a bit off the line. A north turn takes you to the RC plane airport.

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The 366 Snaps pix were attempts to capture the falling snow in an image; most failed.

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This photograph is a non-outtake from my 2012 photo-a-day project, 366 Snaps.

Number of project photos taken: 19
Title of "roll:" Snow in the Banana Republic [a comment on Michigan's then-newly-signed "RTW" law, about which I'm still angry]
Other photos taken on 12/11/2012: Two "Sky Shots," one of which is displayed above.