Hi all! Happy Valentine’s Day! Hope this new year has been treating you well so far. I have been working way too much to enjoy it but whatever. This summer is going to be a major adventure for me so I should probably take this time to rest up now. I told you last time that my next post was going to be about my trip to the UP, which is one of the coolest things I have ever done in my life. So that being said here starts the documentation as soon as we crossed the bride:
Hahaha! Okay but seriously the first really cool stop we made was the day after the bridge crossing as we got lost trying to find a store for almost two hours within only a three mile radius. FYI there are no fucking street lights/signs/crossings/cell phone service/help so that was fun.
Day One: Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore & Miners Falls
These are just basic pictures of the now non existent arch that used to be a towering force over Lake Superior. Pictured Rocks is known for so many other things but I feel like this is what most people think of when they thin of the lake shore. Our next stop was then Miners Falls which was the largest waterfall I have ever seen. It was so beautiful and unspoiled. My boyfriend went all the way down to the base of it and I swear he looked like an ant from standing at this view. The hiking around this area is awesome and secluded, which is why we continued the next day.
Day Two:Mosquito Falls & Chapel Falls
Seeing and hanging out at Mosquito Falls was one of my top five favorite things I have ever done. The hike was absolutely breathtaking clearly by the picture of the trail. It was like that the whole way and no one was around. When we finally got to the falls, I couldn’t help myself I had to get in them which is why there is the picture of the cairn. I learned that was going to be my new hobby this summer. When we decided to leave we took the casual walk back to the trail head and thought we would be in for the sam experience to Chapel Falls. No. This was not the case. The hike was hard and long and hot and not worth the one lousy picture I got out of the whole thing. Whatever though, not even a really bad deal when you consider you can walk a few miles and see not one but two waterfalls.
Day Three: Fayette Historic Town Site & Lake Kitch-iti-kipi
While I was planning the trip here and I stumbled across abandoned old town I of course was immediately intrigued and added it to the list of stops we were going to make. Fayette was something to see because it was crazy to imagine an entire bustling town living on that piece of land. Reading all the little blurbs about how the people lived which were in each of the little houses was cool. The houses were extremely small and made me think how little people used to be (says the girl who is 5’4″). The most amazing part about the whole complex was the furnace building which was GIGANTIC and still held many of the same qualities it did during the towns height in the late 1800s. On the same route we took to check out Fayette also contained Lake Kitch-iti-kipi. This stop was also a no brainer to me. And it was totally worth it. You get to ride on this little raft that you take yourself out on by winding yourself back and forth by a line that is stretched over the entire thing. No worries though because there is a giant hole in the middle so you can see all the way to the bottom. It is crystal clear all the way down which the height of the trees pictured (around 45 feet). My boyfriend said this was his favorite part of the whole trip; go me!
Day Four: Hanging at Our Awesome Cabin
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These are just pictures taken from the backyard (other than the waterfall which was surprisingly taken on the side of a very busy highway) that I wanted to share. Being able to wake up to the first few views everyday was absolutely incredible. Also it was the beginning of October, we had no neighbors and I was able to spread out a blanket topless and color which was a slice of heaven. Then we had an amazing and very hot burning fire.
Day Five: Tahquamenon Falls
This was our last stop on our way back home to civilization and non gypsy life. The falls are absolutely gigantic and I wish we had more time to explore the land it was on. I can’t imagine if all the trees were changing how beautiful the colors would be. These pictures are from the Upper Falls which is the only cool part of it.There is an area called the Lower Falls but don’t you think I would have posted a picture if it was worth seeing?
‘Til next time my friends xo
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Alice in Detroit 