My first stop in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan was at Woodland Park in Grand Marais. I stayed here a couple of years ago and really enjoyed the area, so I thought I would try it again. Unfortunately this trip the bugs were very bad. I was there for 9 days and I only sat outside 2 of those days and not for long either time.
I usually just put bug spray on and go hiking or whatever, but for some reason the bugs really got to me (physically{bites} and mentally) and I just didn’t want to do much hiking.
For regular readers of my blog this may seem like a repeat as everything I did this trip I did when I was here before! But I did see a few different things.
I enjoyed the walk to Sable Falls, which is part of Pictured Rocks National Seashore. The walk from my campground was about a mile on the Lake Superior shore and then a very short walk into the woods. The mosquitoes were so bad in the woods that I walked in quickly took a few pictures and walked back out. They were not as bad on the shore.
I also visited Seney National Wildlife Refuge, where I saw quite a few babies. Including some baby swans (below), baby ducks and baby Sandhill Cranes --
I only saw a few Loons this trip and they were far away. But I did get to hear them, which is an amazing sound!
Once or twice a day, I walked 2.5+ miles to the coast guard station. On one of my trips I saw a man pushing a bike out of the garage, then I realized it was not just a bike--
It’s a mower cycle, at least that’s what I’m calling it. I was hoping he would be outside when I walked by on the way back because I wanted to know if it worked, but he wasn’t.
I took a trip to the other side of Pictured Rocks where I had to go to the main overlook and get a shot of Miners Castle. I attempted a hike to Miner Falls, but the bugs chased me back to my car!!
From Grand Marais, I headed to Houghton, MI where I am staying the month of July. By the way, there are very few mosquitoes here!!!
