Pictured Rocks Trail, Michigan, September 2000 Hiking trip Photo Gallery

So, you just want to view the photographs from this trip. This page has them all. The trip diary (where you probably just were) has all the same photos, but also includes my impressions of everything I saw and did. The descriptions are lifted from the trip diary so you may find references to information in the diary itself - you'll just have to read the diary in some cases for the full scoop.

Click the to jump near by the spot in the trip diary that focuses on the photo.

September 11

	Yours truly. I'm standing at the sign by Sand Point which is where we began our hike. Yes, we skipped the first couple miles from Munising to Sand Point. The others on the shuttle were getting off here too and we had no burning itch to hike the first couple miles through more developed areas (though if I do the trail again I'll do it all). 12:55.
	I never actually saw this deer. The picture was taken by Jim for me and sadly the flash went off (I just had the camera on full auto). The eye shine is pretty pronounced and the original image is considerably darker than this one which was passed through Photoshop auto-levels and gives a more realistic overall look. I wonder if this was the same deer we heard off and on for several minutes as it seemed to be shadowing our progress. 13:43.
	Miner's Castle. The rock formations here are really quite pretty. This is probably the busiest area along the trail. 13:47.
	Looking out towards the high cliffs. These cliffs are perhaps the highest point of the trail. I ended up skipping a portion of this section between Mosquito Falls and Chapel Beach the next day. 16:10.
	Jim Walke. My fellow backpacker. We're still at Miner's Beach. 16:14.

September 12

Look at Lake Superior. The day before the lake was almost as smooth as glass, but today the seas are somewhat more agitated. Maybe this is an after-effect of the big storm that rolled through last night. 10:07.

September 13

	We came upon small cabin just before 12 Mile Campground I believe. I missed a great opportunity to photograph an old rusted old car earlier that day. I imagine it was a vehicle of some old forester that just gave uout. 12:14.
	If you were wondering what the trail signs looked like here is an example of a fairly eleborate one. 12:32.
	Lake Superior's depths are the home to many shipwrecks. Here you can see the remains of one wreck. I believe the lighthouse at Grand Morais is still active, but the lighthouse at Point Au Sable is no longer active. 14:37.
	The Point Au Sable lighthouse complex is shown here. We would have stayed longer than we did but the mosquitos were pretty fierce at this time. 15:15.
	In back of the campsite at Masse Homesteadare high sand dunes. The dunes are really quite remarkable and well worth visiting. 18:21.

September 14

	Grand Sable Lake. This was a pretty lake; rather nicer than Trapper's Lake where we had camped two nights before. 10:53.
	Another view of Grand SAble Lake. 09:03.
	We had pretty much finished our hike around Grand Sable Lake where this picture was taken. 09:04.
	Jim spied this great spider web just off the trail. We had maybe 15 minutes of hiking to do before we arrived at the Grand Morais terminus of the trail. 09:33.

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