Sheldon and Geni's 2013 Camping Trip
Today is: August 28
We woke up in: St. Ignace, MI We're going to sleep in: Munising, MI
Geni: Got to Picture Rocks National Lakeshore and got a nice campsite in a campground on Lake Superior. It's out in the open, but we are the last spot in our row, so we have lots of privacy. And, the water is right down the path. We went on a cruise to see the pictured rocks as they can't be seen by land. They said Lake Superior is the largest lake in surface size (3rd in depth) in the world - it is 160 miles at its widest and 360 miles at its longest. They said that the rocks are colored due to the minerals that leach out with the water -- each mineral providing it's own color - iron is orangey, copper is green (shel is telling me this!). it was an almost 3 hour cruise back and forth and it was a great day to be out on the water. They did have names for certain stone formations, and sometimes you can even see something in your own mind's eye as you pass by. Between the beautiful green of the water and the colors on the rocks, it was something to see.


Our campsite looks toward the water which isn't far away


On the curise boat - we were lucky to get up onto the top


As far as you could see, the cliffs bordered the water


Tunnels made by the erosion


Various spots where the rocks just come tumbling down


This may have been called the vase, but we don't remember

 


The Indian Head- unlike NH, this one is still holding up the cliff -
the viewof profile is probably more effective from farther away


They stopped the boat and brought us into an inlet to check
out the layers - we aren't in this picture


I grabbed Shel's camera to take a shot, but can't remember
what it was! - we are working with well over 100 pictures
and pick only 20


Waterfall with walkway across it at one of the beaches


This was amazing because there is a tree on top of the cliff and it's
roots are being nourished by hanging onto the cliff to the
left -- the rocks that encased it have crumbled


Another pretty waterfall


Arch formed by erosion

 


Lighthouse that is no longer used -- lots of shipwrecks on
Lake Superior - Edmund Fitzgerald (the song) was one - due
to bad weather


Who needs the sunset cruise when we can walk down and watch


Pretty Sunset