Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore for Watery Wednesday

MORE THAN A ONE TANK TRIP FROM LANCASTER,OHIO BUT CAN BE DRIVEN IN A DAY (LONG DAY)

Wild Beauty on the Lake Superior Shore

Sandstone cliffs, beaches, sand dunes, waterfalls, lakes, forest, and shoreline beckon you to visit Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Hiking, camping, sightseeing, and four season outdoor opportunities abound. The Lakeshore hugs the Lake Superior shoreline for more than 40 miles. Lake Superior is the largest, deepest, coldest, and most pristine of all the Great Lakes. READ MORE

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The Bay Shore Park and Marina in Munising, Michigan Rich in history, beautiful scenery and natural wonders.

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The Song of Hiawatha, poem(s) by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The scene of the poem is among the Ojibways on the southern shore of
Lake Superior, in the region between the Pictured Rocks and the Grand Sable. READ MORE

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“Grand Island East Channel Lighthouse Located on the southeast shore of Grand Island, north of Munising.Latitude: 46.45667 Longitude: 86.6232. The pictures of the Grand Island East Channel Lighthouse to the left show the dramatic results produced by restoration efforts carried out sometime between 2001 and 2005. A local group known as the East Channel Lights Rescue Project has not only built the protective wooden crib in front of the lighthouse but has also restored and painted the structure.” READ MORE

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“Bridalveil Falls
Located about a half-mile northeast of Miners Beach along the Pictured Rocks cliffs.
Bridalveil Falls are only viewable by water or from a distance at
Miners Castle. The falls cannot be seen from atop or from the North Country National Scenic Trail
This is a seasonal waterfall that slows to a trickle in the summer and fall.  Bridalveil Falls is often featured on postcards and publications about Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.” READ MORE about area waterfalls

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Lake Superior (French: Lac SupĂ©rieur) is the largest of the five traditionally-demarcated Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Minnesota, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan. It is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area if Lake Huron and Lake Michigan are considered to be two lakes.[2] It is the world's third-largest freshwater lake by volume.[3] WIKIPEDIA

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DSC_0156 "Gitche Gumee meaning "big water."

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Northern Waters Adventures has guided sea kayak trips on Lake Superior for 15 years

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From the upper deck you could almost reach out and touch the rock

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mypictr_165x165 Joe Todd says, “ Thanks for visiting and I hope you enjoyed this quick tour of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Why don’t you let the adventure continue by visiting Watery Wednesday. Sorry about not posting for awhile, I think I had one to many adventures and have been a little “under the weather” but am better now. Have a great life..”

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Mystery Photo and Lake Superior

After a 13 hour drive from Lancaster,Ohio I found myself on the shores of Lake Superior (near the end of the earth LOL)

 For this Watery Wednesday post I’ll start with a “MYSTERY” photo.. Take a second to try and figure out what this is a photo of.. HINT: not obvious and not what you might think.. 

mysteryphto Answer at end of post.. (None of my Facebook friends got it right.

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Sunrise over the Huron Islands Upper Peninsula of Michigan.”The Huron Islands are a group of eight small, rocky islands in Lake Superior, located about three miles offshore from the mouth of the Huron River in northwestern Marquette County, Michigan. Bald eagles also nest here”

framedeagle Bald eagle top of tree..wish I could have gotten a better photo

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“Lake Superior has a surface area of 31,820 square miles (82,413 km2),[1] which is approximately the size of South Carolina. It has a maximum length of 350 miles (563 km) and maximum breadth of 160 miles (257 km). Its average depth is 482 feet (147 m) with a maximum depth of 1,332 feet (406 m).[1] Lake Superior contains 2,900 cubic miles (12,100 km³) of water. There is enough water in Lake Superior to cover the entire land mass of North and South America with 1 foot (30 cm) of water.[6] The shoreline of the lake stretches 2,726 miles (4,387 km) (including islands).”

MINERJoeTodd Joe Todd reporting from Copper Mining Country on the shores of Lake Superior… Michigan….FOR WATERY WEDNESDAY

ANSWER MYSTERY PHOTO::: GOTTA LOVE THOSE BACK ROADS/DIRT ROADS.. “WHERE GOD LOST HIS SHOES”

frameddustcar ROAD DUST ON CAR WINDOW…. Special thanks to WIKIPEDIA

Monday, June 27, 2011

You left them WHERE???????

I GUESS I’LL CALL THIS A “GOOD MORNING MONDAY POST”

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 Thanks Joann for the joke (LOVE THOSE EMAILS) and to Wikimedia for the photos. Hope everyone has a great day. I think I’ll put “testicles” as the only tag and see how many hits I get LOL

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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Ohio Skies for SkyWatch Friday

SKIES OVER ROCKBRIDGE,OHIO 

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JOETODDSAYS210 MAKE SURE TO VISIT SKYWATCH FRIDAY TO VIEW GREAT SKIES FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD AND YES I DID GET RAINED ON LOL…………….I’ve been having trouble commenting on some blogs haven’t figured the problem out yet anyone else having problems?? (I think it is a “blogger” problem)

The top photo is #9 at Windy Hills golf course and in the same general area they have a zip line. Hocking Hills Canopy Tours

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Sunday, June 19, 2011

Thursday, June 16, 2011