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Susan retired from education in May 2011 and I retired in December 2011 . We are not full timers but do travel a lot. We enjoy traveling around the country. There are many beautiful places in the USA and we are going to try and see all of them while we can.

Monday, July 16, 2012

July 15-Scenic drive

Sable Falls
grand marais, Michigan harbor 

gravel road along Lake Superior

We did a lot of driving today. There was a 50% chance of rain so we decided to go to Pictured Rocks National Sea Shore . As the crow flies it’s not far but roads are scarce in the Upper Peninsula so it was a longer than I expected.  It was a pretty drive. Went by many small lakes and streams.  We took the scenic route which put us thru Grand Marais, Michigan.  This also meant about 14 miles of gravel wash boarded road.  But the view along Lake Superior was worth it.  Getting back on pavement was nice though. We stopped at Sable Falls. It was pretty and not too far a hike even though it had some pretty steep stairways. We made a few more stops before we got to the town of Munising. Ate lunch as it was already 1:45. Went to the visitor center  to check on the painted rock cliff cruises. Should have done more research , the next cruise time was 4:30. We really didn’t want to wait so we headed home a different way. It was a little quicker but not as pretty. Still looking for my first moose or bear sighting. Got back to camp and just chilled out the rest of the evening. I got the Sea Eagle kayak out and ready to put it in the water.
Susan
along the shore of Lake Superior

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