Photo Friday: On the Shores of Lake Superior
Last week this blog took you to the North Unit of Teddy Roosevelt NP . This week I'm sharing some highlights from a couple of stops we made along the shores of Lake Superior in the first week of September: Porcupine Mountains State Wilderness Area , and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore , both in Michigan. These were pretty much drive-by visits; we spent only one night in each area so we just touched on some of the possibilities. At the Porcupine Mountains, we camped at the Presque Isle campground, and did our hiking and sightseeing along the Presque Isle river close by. Since it rained heavily during the night and we'd failed to adequately secure our gear, instead of hiking in the morning we had to go off and find a laundromat. The thunder and lightning in the night were worth it, though--it must have been quite a night out on the lake. The trail along the west side of the river was well-engineered to handle the crowds who must come on summer weekends. It wasn't bad when ...