Forecast for yesterday was amazing - only 68 and sunny - so we planned to be outside all day.
We started out by heading back up to the tip of the peninsula and drove up to Brockway Mountain. Way in the distance we could see a freighter going east bound, probably from Duluth to Detroit or Cleveland. If you look closely on the map you can see where we are in relation to the rest of the peninsula. The roads are something else - you would think with it being this far north that potholes and bad roads - but
since it stays cold and doesn't have all the freeze thawing we have in Cleveland - great roads. However, curvy and bumpy and S-turns. And 55 miles an hour along this. Have to really watch for deer on the roads - every day we have almost hit one. From the mountain we dropped down into Copper Harbor. Found a coffee shop and reloaded our energy then walked along the north trail
called Hunter's trail. Next on the list of things to do, we went to Estavent Pines where the grove of pines reach up to 300 feet tall, have a base of about 5 feet, and are at least 500 years old. We were on low energy, stumbling up and around on the path so we stopped the walk half way through and came back. Stopped at another waterfall, Mangenese Falls, could barely see it from all the foliage, but definitely hear it. Back into Copper Harbor to look around some more, stopped at an overlook by their lighthouse (can only go there by boat) and took some
more pics. All in all a really nice day outside. Some thoughts and things we have found out since being here.....first, you see no pleasure boats on the water. Only large commercial fishing vessels every day. We found out that only fishing allowed is by the Ojibwa Indians since this is their jurisdiction. If you want to boat and fish, go to one of the inland lakes/ponds - of which there are 4 on this peninsula. Second - no moose, we are too far south - go to Minnesota, Canada, or Isle Royale to see them. Third - no Aurora Borealus - weather conditions are not suitable. Come back in August (yeah - and be eaten alive by flies.) Fourth - eagles and loons - where are they? They said at Brockway Mountain, or in Eagle Harbor, or Copper Harbor - didn't see any there, but did see 2 eagles fly overhead of us the first hour we got to this campground - and not since. And last - amazing clean, cold water. Said temp is 42, and definitely no vegatation in it. No ducks, no seagulls, no nothing - just rock. Totally different than Lake Erie. Heading back starting tomorrow, heading to Wisconsin Dells for a couple of days then home by Tuesday.
We started out by heading back up to the tip of the peninsula and drove up to Brockway Mountain. Way in the distance we could see a freighter going east bound, probably from Duluth to Detroit or Cleveland. If you look closely on the map you can see where we are in relation to the rest of the peninsula. The roads are something else - you would think with it being this far north that potholes and bad roads - but
since it stays cold and doesn't have all the freeze thawing we have in Cleveland - great roads. However, curvy and bumpy and S-turns. And 55 miles an hour along this. Have to really watch for deer on the roads - every day we have almost hit one. From the mountain we dropped down into Copper Harbor. Found a coffee shop and reloaded our energy then walked along the north trail 
called Hunter's trail. Next on the list of things to do, we went to Estavent Pines where the grove of pines reach up to 300 feet tall, have a base of about 5 feet, and are at least 500 years old. We were on low energy, stumbling up and around on the path so we stopped the walk half way through and came back. Stopped at another waterfall, Mangenese Falls, could barely see it from all the foliage, but definitely hear it. Back into Copper Harbor to look around some more, stopped at an overlook by their lighthouse (can only go there by boat) and took some 
more pics. All in all a really nice day outside. Some thoughts and things we have found out since being here.....first, you see no pleasure boats on the water. Only large commercial fishing vessels every day. We found out that only fishing allowed is by the Ojibwa Indians since this is their jurisdiction. If you want to boat and fish, go to one of the inland lakes/ponds - of which there are 4 on this peninsula. Second - no moose, we are too far south - go to Minnesota, Canada, or Isle Royale to see them. Third - no Aurora Borealus - weather conditions are not suitable. Come back in August (yeah - and be eaten alive by flies.) Fourth - eagles and loons - where are they? They said at Brockway Mountain, or in Eagle Harbor, or Copper Harbor - didn't see any there, but did see 2 eagles fly overhead of us the first hour we got to this campground - and not since. And last - amazing clean, cold water. Said temp is 42, and definitely no vegatation in it. No ducks, no seagulls, no nothing - just rock. Totally different than Lake Erie. Heading back starting tomorrow, heading to Wisconsin Dells for a couple of days then home by Tuesday.
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