Janet and I have made it across the Mackinac Bridge and are now in the UP. This area of Michigan has a decidedly different feel then the lower part. There are many more smaller towns and and much more wilderness. We stayed several days in Tahquamenon Falls State Park near Paradise and Newberry. The park is fairly large, but much of it is inaccessible except by foot. The main attraction is the namesake falls. There are actually several falls in the park with the upper falls being the largest and the lower falls consisting of five smaller. The falls have a brown tinge to them as a result of the tannins leeched from the cedar swamps upstream.
We also spent a day in Sault Ste Marie home of the Soo Locks (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soo_Locks) which allow cargo ships to navigate the waterway from Lake Superior to Lake Huron and spent a day up at Whitefish Point rock-hounding and sight-seeing.
We now are slowly starting our way back west along the UP and into Wisconsin and Minnesota. It is strange not having an agenda... not knowing where we will land next... but it is sure exciting to see all that this land has to offer.
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| Tahquanemon Falls - Lower Falls |
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| Tahquanemon Falls - Lower Falls Lake |
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| Tahquanemon Falls - Lower Falls |
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| Tahquanemon Falls - Upper Falls |
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| Tahquanemon Falls - Upper Falls |
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