North of 45

Way up on the shores of Lake Superior is Painted Rocks National Lakeshore. We wanted to find out why it's called Painted Rocks. Here's why.



We wish we had more time to explore the coast. There are 7 major waterfalls and some more un-named falls. There is not a road along the coast, but there is a hiking trail, and geocaches. This is a place to come back to with Rich and da boys for a summer vacation. I don't suppose they have stat conferences on the shores of Lake Superior, though.

Here's Munising Falls, a nice 800ft walk from the parking lot.


We've crossed 45 degrees latitude a couple of times on the trip. There are markers for 45 degrees, and markers for halfway between the north pole and the equator.




I'd rather live at the equator. It's too cold for me up here.