On July 31st we crossed the U.S. border at Sault Ste. Marie into the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We made our way along a scenic route (by Bayview) with views of Lake Superior up to Tahquamenon Falls State Park to see the waterfall. We stopped all along the way to walked on several beaches looking for treasures such as driftwood and rocks. The rocks are very pretty and come in all colors and sizes. For you rock hounds this is your area! I found a handful of heart rocks which are my favorites. :) We spent the night boondocking in a little park in a small town called Paradise.
First thing this morning (August 1st) we hiked to the Tahquamenon Falls. The hike was a pretty easy tree lined paved walk with 3 areas to view the falls. A little buggy so make sure to take precautions against mosquitoes. We then headed toward Picture Rocks National Lakeshore and took another hike to a beach on the lake. The third hike of the day was to Grand Sable Falls. It should be called the Grand Sable Falls Stairmaster as there are over 180 steps. We knew we were in trouble when we saw 2 fit twenty somethings breathing heavily after climbing all those steps. It caused us to briefly pause and rethink our decision, but, we decided to go for it. It was a very pretty waterfall and good exercise as we actually went a little further to see a good view of the Lake Superior seashore.
Our next chore, to find a boondocking spot for the night. We tried several spots with our final decision being the public beach overlooking Lake Superior in Grand Marais.
Happy Travels! Joni :)
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