August 10 - 14
Our boondocking site was lovely and isolated. We spent our first day there just hanging out reading.
Pasties (pronounced pass-tees) were a necessary item since they were much beloved by Matthew's dad.
My veggie one had a winky face - probably knowing I wasn't going to be impressed
However, Matthew liked his a lot
Humor in the UP
We did a beautiful hike to Miner's Falls
Then over to Miner's Castle Rock
Park Rangers had an exhibit about proper kayaks for Lake Superior - recreation ones without 2 closed bulkheads and less than 16 feet in length are NOT ok here. We also got to play Environmental Jeopardy - we both won.
The colored rock shelves in the shallow water
And then we hiked to the Au Sable Lighthouse
Hatch into the beacon room
Third-order Fresnel lens
The current solar powered light beam
Library box delivered to lighthouses for the use of the keepers and their families
Shipwreck
Detail of rocky shoreline
Harbingers of what is to come, looking like decorative Chinese lanterns.
The next day was another leisurely day of reading and hanging out as we learn to transition from "being on vacation" to "living on the road". On Sunday we drove back into Munising, stopping at falls along the way.
Wagner Falls
A memory of our Alaska trip - fireweed
Alger Falls
A photographer's arrangement
On to the Munising PRNL Visitors Center and Munising Falls
Captivated by the colors again
Old Coast Guard boathouse
And dock ruins
Lower tree growing at a seemingly impossible angle
It was shallow so far out!
It was windy
Cool color variation
Back to our boondocking site, although we had distant neighbors this time. The next day we took a hike in the woods around our campsite.
Fall is around the corner
The blueberries were mostly picked over by the bears, but we got a few
What wonderful photos! Makes me miss MI.
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