After spending the early part of day five at the shipwreck museum, we were ready for something more relaxing and less intense, so we headed for Tahquamenon Falls State Park, one of the most beautiful sites on our trip. The site consists of upper and lower falls and the upper falls are the second largest in the US east of the Mississippi. The largest, of course, is Niagara Falls. While Niagara is massively impressive, Tahquamenon compares quite favorably for sheer beauty. We walked several trails to get different views and my GPP decided to descend the 181 steps to the lowest level for the best view of the lower falls, and then of course to climb back up again. I declined to accompany him on this jaunt, but purely for altruistic reasons. I wanted to be on top, ready to call 911 if the need arose. He made it, all the way down and up again, but has admitted to resting a couple of times on the way back up.
One view of the upper falls. The rusty looking streaks are from tannin, naturally occurring color from the surrounding vegetation. Have I mentioned that Michigan has lots and lots of trees?
And the lower falls. You can't see it clearly here but people were splashing around in the pools and eddies at the edges of the falls. More power to them. I have a fear of slipping and falling on wet rocks, and besides, that water was cold!
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