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PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE

 

Our cruise boat - holds over 300 people on 3 decks.

We booked a 2 hour cruise of the pictured rocks for 1pm as we had a 1 1/2 hour drive from where we had been staying in Tahquamenon Falls.  

It was spectacular and highly recommend to anyone coming to this area.  The park is a long narrow strip along the coast, but there are few roads that primarily go to beaches or trailheads.  The pictured rocks are the cliffs along Lake Superior that are painted by leaching minerals - primarily copper (blues and greens) and manganese (black) and some iron oxides (yellow).  Contrasted with the gorgeous blue-green caribbean/mediterranean colored water, it made for a fabulous afternoon.

Miner's Castle

Kayakers exploring the cliffs

Lots of caves






Rookery in the cave


The captain pulled the boat into this cave and we could reach out and touch the walls on either side!


Spray Falls

Old Lighthouse

Jack has come down with a cold, so we are cancelling our scheduled glass bottom boat shipwreck cruise tomorrow so he can get some extra sleep.

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous11:01 AM

    Great pictures and descriptions.
    Jack, I hope that cold disappears as quickly as it arrived.
    Have fun!

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