While checking out the area, we saw this view of Miners Castle (it's this rock formation,
not an actual building like we were expecting). Asher was so intrigued by the boats gliding
thru the water right along the cliffs, that he insisted we should go on one RIGHT NOW!
We couldn't of course, but we did book one for a few days later.
I love that they have these windows so kids can easily see the sights without being held at the edge of the cliff or pressing their body up against railings... whoever built this clearly has small children!
And here are our photos of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore from our tour boat:
The cliffs along this 13 miles stretch are very high, up to 200ft tall.
To give an idea of scale, look closely and you'll see a couple kayaks entering the arches.
Look how tiny the trees look compared to the giant rock slabs that have fallen from the cliff face!
On the tour we learned that Lake Superior is the coldest, deepest, cleanest and roughest lake
with a surface area the size of Maine. If you filled a pool 5 feet deep with the water
that's in Lake Superior, it would be the size of the continental United States!
This tree is just striking to me. See it on the rocks on the right? Now follow the roots to the left. There used to be rocks between them that fell years ago, but the tree still thrives and stands alone.
Spray falls- a 70ft waterfall into Lake Superior
Pictured Rocks was named for the designs that the minerals make on the rocks.
As you can sometimes see pictures in clouds, you can find pictures in these rocks.
Here the sand bar is visible extending out from Sand Point Beach.
There is a large shipwreck on the bottom of the lake just a few yards from that buoy.
The East Channel Lighthouse on Grand Island
Asher is very interested in lighthouses since this trip and excitedly points them out to us now.
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