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Day 1 - The UP


The UP is gorgeous!  

After an uneventful night at a pretty sketchy Airbnb (link) I  checked out and went for breakfast at a local restaurant.  Looked over my shoulder to see these guys staring at me...from 12 inches away.   I think I should have picked a different table.  But I have to admit the jar of Jif peanut butter was an amusing touch.

I spent the morning going from waterfall to waterfall as I made my way to Munising, MI (prepare for picture overload.)













Rapid River Falls, Au Train Falls, Wagner Falls, Alger Falls & Munising Falls.  I tried to see Horseshoe Falls but the entrance was through a gift shop and they wanted $8 to see the falls...nope.

Boat tour of the Pictured Rocks on Lake Superior.  It was a beautiful day and the 2 hour trip to view the cliffs was really interesting.  Here's a link to some much better pictures than I took.




Had I been more adventurous I could have taken a kayak tour of the cliffs.  How cool would that be!
 



 Difficult to see but the roots for the tree on the rocks go to the left into the forest.  Apparently there was  a stone bridge that supported the roots - but it fell many years ago and the tree lives on.



Darren, the colors on the rocks reminded me of your Iceland volcano pictures. Oh, and this picture I saw in the gift shop gives you a better idea of the diversity of rocks up here.

I checked into my new Airbnb...it is so nice.  I have the walk out basement (large bedroom, private bath and living room) of a newer home.  So, so, so much nicer than where I had originally booked.  And this one is cheaper.  

A local on my boat trip gave me lots of ideas for sightseeing in the UP.  So, I'm off to conquer the day!

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  1. UnknownAugust 27, 2018 at 6:49 AM

    I need to look around for RV parks up there. That may be our next camper vacation. It looks beautiful!

    Kristy

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