The Sears Tower seen from the road. Possibly from the DAN RYAN.

Some industrial building.

Look! Lots of lines!

These photos were taken while on the road at night. They demonstrate the fun...

...fun...

...fun...

of the Autobahn. (Yes, I know that is a misquote.)

Katie's parents' house in Michigan.

The view from the house.

Some sand dunes on the Hodges property.

Another view of the sand dunes.

A natural creature!

A ladybird type thing.

Katie in a tree.

More sand dunes.

More sand dunes.

Katie sitting on the sand.

Fackin' in the desert sand.

Katie in the middle of the sand dunes.

A lot of American houses have these fans. They're quite fun, aren't they?

A light fitting.

Looking towards lake Michigan from within the national park type place.

Another photo looking towards Lake Michigan.

And yet another.

Interesting moss.

Some other interesting plant life type thing.

This massive metal tank looks a bit out of place, wouldn't you say?

A photo of the forest to give you an impression of what it's like.

This sign informs you that you are now entering official wilderness.

And this signs tells you what to do now you're there.

A dead and rotten tree.

A beach at the edge of Lake Michigan.

Another view of the beach. There was a beach here that had incredible squeaking sand. When you walked on it, it actually made a squeaking sound. Brilliant!

A ladybird walking in someone's footsteps.

A hideous creature!

An American plug socket.

This photo was taken while on the way home. An American flag flying outside a tyre shop.

An American flag flying outside a sandwich shop.

I think this photo is one of the best I've taken. Some pylons and cables seen from inside the car.

And this photo is quite good too.

The same industrial building we passed on the way there, but this time photographed on the way back.

The locomotive at the front of a freight train.

One of the buildings of the Illinois Institute of Technology, designed by Mies van der Rohe.

After we returned from Michigan, we went to a supermarket in the evening. There was a PATRIOTIC CAKES SECTION! Can you believe it? It's incredible! And look how much buttercream icing these cakes have. That is pure fat and sugar.

More patriotic cakes.