Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Part 2

Ok, let's finish up Pictured Rocks.


A significant amount of Pictured Rocks is composed purely of sandstone. It's the whole reason Pictured Rocks is what it is. The workability (I don't know the correct term) of the rock lends itself to: (1) the creation of some interesting geologic features; and (2) vandalism. For example, here are some holes that have been created by the waves of Lake Superior, and to the left are the initials of some people who, well, don't seem to get it...


Nickbot examining the underside of Chapel Rock, another of the many weathered sandstone features in the park.


This was a first for me. Nick had been growing some peppers back home and brought along a bag of fresh jalapeños. We generally added some into whatever flash-frozen dehydrated bag of stuff we were eating at the time. Besides the obvious amusement factor of dicing a fresh jalapeño on the beach while backpacking in the Upper Peninsula, it added a surprising amount of flavor and some nice heat to the food. Good stuff.


Not much to say here...just soaking in a real nice view of some of the very cliffs that give Pictured Rocks its name.


Kayaker, waiting for the sunset. I've never kayaked my way around the park, but it looks like a lot of fun...might add it to my long list of things to do.

Anyway, that's just a handful of the many highlights of the trip but I think you get the idea. It was great fun. I hope to get back out there soon.