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| A National Scenic Site - this way ... |
Today we decided to go see some of the many waterfalls in the area. Drove west on 28 out through Christmas, MI, with gorgeous Shelter Bay and AuTrain Bay on our right. Our mission was to get to Laughing Whitefish Falls, a National Scenic Site. According to our county map, we could get to it by going down Deerton Road, which was not too far away, so we headed that way. It started out as a fairly decent gravel road with a few houses on it. Just before the road started to deteriorate, we passed a house with a couple of guys enjoying their beerage (beer) on the front porch. They gave us a funny look as we went by, then smiled and waved as we passed. Little did we know what lay ahead.
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| Grand Portal - Pictured Rocks |
Soon the road turned into a two track, which we naively followed for a few miles before it then got so narrow we literally could not get the truck down it. It still showed as a road on the county map, but to compare a road to this rutted trail would be the same as comparing an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile to a bubble gun. Fortunately we were able to get turned around and headed back out to 28. Holyowha2! The only thing you could possibly get down this trail is an ATV or a yooka de3 . As we passed that same house with the two guys on the porch, they once again waved, but this time the looks on their faces could best be read as meaning, “wow, they actually came out alive.” No wonder there were no signs directing us to the falls anywhere along this route. Ur not supposed to go dat way unless ur an apple knocker4, ya know5?
Once again consulting our “trusty” county map book, we found the other end of the access road and headed toward it. That end of the road was much, much better; paved and everything. Even though the falls is a National Scenic Site, the road is so lightly travelled that the local kids actually use it for a basketball court.
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| Lover's Leap - Pictured Rocks |
We also took in Lower AuTrain Falls while we were out. That night we took the sunset cruise of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. If you ever come up this way, you absolutely must not skip this part. Seriously. Today, young folks use the word “awesome” to describe almost anything, like a good song or an enjoyable vampire movie. Those things are nice, maybe even great, but they’re not awesome. The Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, now that’s awesome.
3. Bush buggy made from any piece of junk that runs.
4. A troll who likes to hunt in the UP.
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| Unamed Pictured Rocks |
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Painted Caves
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| Chapel Rock - Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore |
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