Day 7

We've covered 1647 miles since we left Madison on Monday.

We only covered 140 miles today. We didn't get on the road until about 1:30 because we took a boat cruise up along the pictured rocks. The heat got pretty bad today. In Marquette it was about 93, and the heat index put it over 100. We called it quits at Houghton MI ,did laundry and just took it easy. We'll try for Copper Harbor tomorrow where it is predicted to be much cooler in that area.

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 Miners castle
2 Miners castle
 No way to show scale here, but if you look at the little notch to the right where the water fall runs into the lake you will see a kayak right where the falls reach the lake.
3 No way to show scale here, but if you look at the little notch to the right where the water fall runs into the lake you will see a kayak right where the falls reach the lake.
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 Pictured rocks
5 Pictured rocks
500 million year old rock is right at the water level.
6 500 million year old rock is right at the water level.
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 Various minerals leeching from the rock give the pictured rocks it's name.
8 Various minerals leeching from the rock give the pictured rocks it's name.
 Mosquito beech.
9 Mosquito beech.
 Lovers Leap
10 Lovers Leap
Lovers Leap
11 Lovers Leap
 Rain cave
12 Rain cave
 This water is about 15 -20 ft deep in this area.
13 This water is about 15 -20 ft deep in this area.
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 The indian head. This bluff is about 200 ft. Ojibwe indians kept their distance from this point
15 The indian head. This bluff is about 200 ft. Ojibwe indians kept their distance from this point
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 Crystal clear water.
17 Crystal clear water.
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 Ships row. The bluff look like the sterms of large sailing vessels at dock
19 Ships row. The bluff look like the sterms of large sailing vessels at dock
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 They ran the boat up under the bluffs in a few places.
24 They ran the boat up under the bluffs in a few places.
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 This tree gets its nourishment from the roots that jump over to the bank at the left.
29 This tree gets its nourishment from the roots that jump over to the bank at the left.
 Heading back to Munising.
30 Heading back to Munising.
Munising Light. Retired in 1903.
31 Munising Light. Retired in 1903.
 Munising Light. Retired
32 Munising Light. Retired
 A rest stop at one of Michigans nice roadside parks.
33 A rest stop at one of Michigans nice roadside parks.
 Roadside park recovery. It was really hot today. Nicfe breeze off of the lake here.
34 Roadside park recovery. It was really hot today. Nicfe breeze off of the lake here.
 Downtown Houghton MI.
35 Downtown Houghton MI.
Houghton lift bridge raised to allow passage of a sailboat.
36 Houghton lift bridge raised to allow passage of a sailboat.
 Houghton Bridge down.
37 Houghton Bridge down.
 This is Lenard, A 27 lb watch cat at our hotel in Houghton.
38 This is Lenard, A 27 lb watch cat at our hotel in Houghton.
 Leanord is part Bobcat but he is very docile. The owner said that Leanord's mother (half Leanords size) can still keep him in line if he get rowdy.
39 Leanord is part Bobcat but he is very docile. The owner said that Leanord's mother (half Leanords size) can still keep him in line if he get rowdy.
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Note Leanord laying on counter in hotel office. He's been there for hours.
41 Note Leanord laying on counter in hotel office. He's been there for hours.
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