Bush Bay limestone boulders exposed, Northern Lake Huron, Great Lakes, Michigan Upper Peninsula
I spent some time up in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula this weekend, which is always a great escape. As soon as you cross the Mackinac Bridge, it seems like the hectic load of everyday life, urban development and sprawl comes to a halt. At least you can try in the isolation of the North Woods here.
This image was made in early morning twilight, just outside a large limestone quarry near Cedarville, Michigan. This lower part of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has a large tract of limestone bedrock as part of the Niagara Escarpment. I thought these dimpled boulders made for interesting foreground subjects that communicated about the surrounding geology and landscape. Lake levels appear to be low this spring as a large part of this shoreline looked as if it is normally underwater. Locals reported they haven’t seen much rain in 3 weeks.
Wildflowers seemed to be doing well this year, which I will post some images of in the coming days. On the minus side, the tick population seems to have exploded up there. I was a bit more wary on this trip of taking those low angle, kneeling shots. 🙂
You managed to capture such a beautiful scene even with the ticks around 😉
Thank you Consuelo.
Ticks?!!! Yikes. What a gorgeous image. Those rocks are fascinating!
Yeah, that’s about my reaction – Yikes! Thanks.
…and you are right Mark, the stones really make great foreground. Wonderful photo with excellent composition and great colours.
I would be glad to send you some rain – it’s raining here almost since winter with breaks for 1 or 2 days. The soil can’t soak water any more and the rivers are going very high today again. For the second time in last 3 weeks we are facing coming floods 🙁
Thanks Tomas. Sorry to hear about the flooding over there. Stay safe!
Thanks a lot everyone.
@Jack – three isn’t bad – especially for way up there on the north shore. The lower lake levels certainly do reveal a lot of interesting landscapes opportunities.
@Lana – I would love to see that area.
@Richard – we might even have some stuff you impress you western folk! 🙂
@ Earl, thanks a lot – I think you would definitely enjoy it. Quite a lot of variety of landscapes and habitats to explore. Many of which even native Michiganders don’t even recognize! I can’t tell you how many comments I have received from the images near Pictured Rocks stating “That’s Michigan?” from people that live here.
Mark, another wonderful photo. I use to travel to Michigan regularly on business but I never made it to the Upper Peninsula. I’d love to see it someday.
Really beautiful shot, Mark! I love it.
When I lived in Louisville briefly, I considered going up to Mackinac Island on a holiday weekend. Seemed like a beautiful place.
Absolutely wonderful! If you haven’t been, I also recommend going to the BEGINNING of the Niagara Escarpment, right there at the Falls. So many wonderful things to see (besides the usual “touristy” stuff.)
Lovely image & very cool, Mark! I had a similar experience in Door County a year or two back when water levels were very low – I could see the rock on the lake bed that was normally under water, and could see the remarkable wear patterns on it. I love these peeks into nature’s hidden treasures!
I was up around Lake Superior a couple weeks ago – maybe I beat the tick season, as I only had 3! :^D (On the downside, I definitely beat the wildflower season…)
Hope you had a great weekend!
– Jack