Wycliffe Trailhead Park, Cascade Township: Guide to West Michigan

(Travelogues--West Michigan)

Wycliffe Trailhead Park, Cascade Township: Guide to West Michigan

Address: 2977 Wycliff Dr SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546

This is part of my project to document places of interest in West Michigan.  For more information on what this is and why I'm doing it, see the bottom part of this blog post here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/01/guide-to-west-michigan.html

Related Playlists:

Travelogues Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9

West Michigan Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4D-0HPmovcbB6cCqlVVGEL&si=IEFmZ3UMgJxI0F4F

Kent County Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5EOMa9ZWDBtdpQFwtlk_ev&si=t8952PnDfrJQTvBY

Cascade Township Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4WoaXKD7r7tquq2KUQuBjn&si=Hy0GBuPXCEuoZCJE

Cascade Village Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFMt0bpLEubM&si=skJOs1PGXeWV6OZJ

True Detective: Season 1: Review

This is part of my so-called "Scripted Review" series, in which I make a Youtube video based on an old blogpost.  For more information on what this is and why I'm doing it, see HERE:

https://youtu.be/HgneyXvRI04  

and HERE: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2018/12/vlog-scripted-book-reviews-i-ramble-on.html

In this case, the old blog post is here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2014/04/true-detective-season-1.html

Related Playlists:

Scripted Reviews Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5BKcEIufNKlS58JHU_glyL&si=Pje0KQqIqOgWGGUI

TV Show Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6YpO1G45qHp2EEa5bGZLns

Movies and TV Shows I Saw in 2014 Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4WRnfM_TDQClWj8OOCg9f_&si=Uu6SYX9o1qm1Ndhc

Superman (1978): Movie Review

(Movie Review--Rewatch, Superman)

Superman (1978): Movie Review

I got caught off at the end, but I said most of what I wanted to say.

Related Playlists:

Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=EDHi2_Y41ACLnCmA

Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

Thoughts after Re-Watching: Movie Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7FpJlwdur1iZDUZJh5xV-u&si=JztauLH1N-x1OaRq

Superman Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x72oeccW7gGCVROmoVmOpjF&si=NVVB2Mx3LpV0Cbyz

Carl Creek Crossing Nature Preserve, Ada Township: Guide to West Michigan

(Travelogues--West Michigan)

Carl Creek Crossing Nature Preserve, Ada Township: Guide to West Michigan

Address: 6230 Grand River Dr NE, Ada, MI 49301

This is part of my project to document places of interest in West Michigan.  For more information on what this is and why I'm doing it, see the bottom part of this blog post here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/01/guide-to-west-michigan.html

Related Playlists:

Travelogues Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9

West Michigan Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4D-0HPmovcbB6cCqlVVGEL&si=IEFmZ3UMgJxI0F4F

Kent County Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5EOMa9ZWDBtdpQFwtlk_ev&si=t8952PnDfrJQTvBY

Ada Township Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4wNsw_zHE0L7HrkSYPaBuV&si=7gzHNdFhq6iauNhe

Slime Part 2 Failed Attempt 2

Throwback Thursday. 

I mistook the word "improvised" as "impoverished" in the first sentence, and decided to stop and try again

The successful attempt is here:

https://youtu.be/nWrFCfCyywA

https://sites.google.com/view/reading-and-listening-practice

DC Finest: Batman: Red Skies: Book Review

(Book Reviews--DC Finest)

Started: August 11, 2026

DC Finest: Batman: Red Skies: Book Review

Part 2: DC Finest: Batman: Red Skies: Book Review

Links to stuff mentioned: 

The Reddit Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/DCFinest/comments/1mh1hqi/what_is_significant_about_batman_red_skies/

* DC Finest: Green Arrow: The Trial of Oliver Queen: https://youtu.be/QTexm4XG0NQ

* Batman Knightfall Volume 1: https://youtu.be/oKt2YpP7h9E

Related Playlists:

Graphic Novel Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6NMoYW6CBw6Qj_cqK8DIeb

DC Comics Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6kPikhXNalrSh9BnvzZi2f&si=4rAijTT4v9u_06q2

Book Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=EJ7CG8iO9IouNaYY

Books I Read in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7YYl7seud9ov0n6dtdHzvj&si=iMERlWtiF0Rq2-uy

DC Finest Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMaYBYjRFboU&si=E1PHyDoAK8q6gtOW

Batman Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLavNIkoHMV2s&si=_fGloUGLMXCr-KOm

DC Finest: Batman: Red Skies Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV3-cbfe1dQk&si=mqHkC1eGjmQ3fR71

The Borrowers Afield by Mary Norton: Book Review

(Book Review--Children's Books)

Part of my project to read through The Borrowers series.

The Borrowers Afield by Mary Norton: Book Review

The Borrowers by Mary Norton: Book Review: https://youtu.be/Yf_FnyBdNvs

Related Playlists:

Book Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=EJ7CG8iO9IouNaYY

Books I Read in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7YYl7seud9ov0n6dtdHzvj&si=iMERlWtiF0Rq2-uy

Young Adult Literature: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5xhu8yD4fcSu3Lw6jJNDxS

The Borrowers Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYBRohQjTP0c&si=gHKN6GQq3l4vleq0

Superman: The Man of Steel: Volume 2 by John Bryne, Marv Wolfman and Jerry Ordway: Book Review

(Book Review--Superman)

Part of my project to read through the Superman: Man of Steel series.

Superman: The Man of Steel: Volume 2 by John Bryne, Marv Wolfman and Jerry Ordway: Book Review

 

My review of Superman: The Man of Steel: Volume 1: https://youtu.be/OS4Wf5P1VbY

Related Playlists:

Graphic Novel Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6NMoYW6CBw6Qj_cqK8DIeb

DC Comics Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6kPikhXNalrSh9BnvzZi2f&si=4rAijTT4v9u_06q2

Book Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=EJ7CG8iO9IouNaYY

Books I Read in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7YYl7seud9ov0n6dtdHzvj&si=iMERlWtiF0Rq2-uy

Superman Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x72oeccW7gGCVROmoVmOpjF&si=NVVB2Mx3LpV0Cbyz

Superman: The Man of Steel Series Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFsyxFSUR_9Y&si=mJrKaW9whW7Ofkrc

Rewatching Prince Caspian: Movie Review

(Movie Review--Rewatch)

Rewatching Prince Caspian: Movie Review

Links to stuff mentioned: 

* My first review of this movie: https://youtu.be/bOqMwEDgeMw

* My review of the book: https://youtu.be/VIpnBa6ViQ4

* The Hobbit 3: The Battle of the Five Armies: Movie Review: https://youtu.be/T1yzeb3BP80

Related Playlists:

Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=EDHi2_Y41ACLnCmA

C.S. Lewis Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x652ViUArRPBmME9tmBM7T4&si=Qo_kE8ZR9O66uYN6

The Chronicles of Narnia Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x53uOnNLMOklk53XXwXrQ0u&si=_mqu2TfwLYzQDV_M

Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

Thoughts after Rewatching: Movie Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7FpJlwdur1iZDUZJh5xV-u&si=JztauLH1N-x1OaRq

Prince Caspian Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD2MTuBa3Mp4&si=rIYxcrv3KGg1LIf0

Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis: Book Review (Chronicles of Narnia Book 2)

(Book Review--Fantasy, Reread)

Part of my project to read through The Chronicles of Narnia

Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis: Book Review (Chronicles of Narnia Book 2)

Part 2: Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis: Book Review (Chronicles of Narnia Book 2)

Links to stuff mentioned in the video:

* Starting: The Chronicles of Narnia Series: https://youtu.be/IDelUfso6gg

* The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: https://youtu.be/81_cO5KRR9o

* Prince Caspian: Movie Review: https://youtu.be/bOqMwEDgeMw

* Fantasia: Movie Review: https://youtu.be/pOTZSAhasnI

* The Bakkhai by Euripides: https://youtu.be/yoHnY0iHcP4

* The Magicians by Lev Grossman: https://youtu.be/cIIW7oMFOZM

* Oz series playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7wYbip7R0n5QmITRd7Jd0g

Related Playlists:

C.S. Lewis Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x652ViUArRPBmME9tmBM7T4&si=Qo_kE8ZR9O66uYN6

The Chronicles of Narnia Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x53uOnNLMOklk53XXwXrQ0u&si=_mqu2TfwLYzQDV_M

Book Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=EJ7CG8iO9IouNaYY

Books I Read in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7YYl7seud9ov0n6dtdHzvj&si=iMERlWtiF0Rq2-uy

Fantasy and Science Fiction Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4NClast3lkLp_cQ1Tn-2cb

Rereads Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5dMXnK5v4Yc7a8MF5p32Bx

Prince Caspian Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD2MTuBa3Mp4&si=rIYxcrv3KGg1LIf0