Mackinac Bridge
Aug 26, 07 10:29 PM Travel
First thing in the morning, we set off for St. Ignace to see the bridge. On the way there, we stopped at a spot on Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior to look for moose ... supposedly a common place for sightings, but we weren't so lucky. The Mackinac Bridge is, at 5 miles long, the longest suspension bridge in the country. While taking pictures of it, some old luddite wouldn't leave me alone, claiming his Pentax film body and Tamron lens were far superior to my digital hunk o'junk, which could never be as artful as his ebay "finds". We finished off the day at the Upper Falls of the Tahquamenon River, which, due to dry conditions, was not at it's peak beauty.
Mackinac Bridge, from St. Ignace, Upper Peninsula
Mackinac Bridge, from St. Ignace, Upper Peninsula
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Tahquamenon Falls State Park
Aug 26, 07 05:14 PM Travel
After setting up our tent in gale force gusts, we hiked to the Lower Falls of the Tahquamenon River, which empties into Whitefish Bay on Lake Superior.
Lower Falls, Tahquamenon River
Lower Falls, Tahquamenon River
Pictured Rocks - East
Aug 26, 07 03:45 PM Travel
On day two, after several hours of brain-rattling dirt roads, we made it to a spot on 12 Mile Beach in the eastern portion of Pictured Rocks. We also spent some time at the Log Slide, where you can see Au Sable Lighthouse to the west and 200 foot tall sand dunes/cliffs overlooking Lake Superior. We ended the day at Grand Sable Lake and Sable Falls near Grand Marais.
12 Mile Beach
12 Mile Beach
Pictured Rocks - West
Aug 26, 07 03:34 PM Travel
On our first full day in the UP, we spent most of our time in the western portion of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. We spent time at Miner's Castle, Miner's Beach, and Munising Falls. There are also pictures from our campsite on South Manistique Lake.
Miner's Beach
Miner's Beach
The Beautiful UP
Aug 21, 07 10:20 PM Travel
I'm working on just about 200 pictures from our trip last week to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. I'll be posting them as soon as I'm done, but I thought I'd show some of what I've finished from just our first day. Lake Superior and the surrounding lakeshore and rock formations is one of the most picturesque and beautiful places I have been. It's possibly even more beautiful in the fall.
Sunrise over South Manistique Lake. This is the view from our campsite.
Miner's Castle in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
Miner's Beach in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
Sunrise over South Manistique Lake. This is the view from our campsite.
Miner's Castle in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
Miner's Beach in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.