Yesterday set a high temperature of 88 in Minnesota, a record that took 132 years to beat! Today…another “put the top-down” day. Our route today will take us north until we reach Lake Superior. We have been this way before; but the trees are gorgeous and the drive along Lake Superior is worth seeing time and time again. We have a tendency to stop and revisit places we enjoy numerous times. Some of these stops are the magnificent waterfalls found in Wisconsin. South of Superior are two of these great waterfalls. One of which is the highest in Wisconsin and the 4th highest east of the Rocky Mountains. The falls, known as Manitou, is 165 feet high and is absolutely magnificent!
We were amazed at the work put into building this beautiful stone wall by the Manitou Falls.
Just when we think we have seen the most colorful display of trees…there are more around the corner competing.
The other falls, south of Superior, is the Amnicon Falls. It’s only 20 feet high; but it is the result of a fault that is found there. When standing on the bridge, you are actually standing on the fault line. Looking up at the falls you see volcanic rock that was pushed up forming the falls. If you look down river, you can see the many layers of sandstone on the other edge of the fault line. There is volcanic rock under that sandstone, but some 3,000 feet under. Just one of those wonders of the Earth’s formation.
The bridge on the Douglas Fault Line.
The shoreline of Lake Superior is a goldmine for rock hounds. I have collected my share of them over the past years to decorate my garden, to use as doorstops, and even to make pet rocks out of. They are great for many uses because they are worn smooth by the wave action of Lake Superior. Yes…of course…there are more rocks in our trunk to take home to do something with. Oh…I wish I had a trailer to haul lots of them back home!
Bill has a friend he used to work with at Chrysler and hasn’t seen for over 20 years. We looked him up near the Ashland area and had a real nice visit with him and his wife. No pictures; but the fall colors near their home was a spectacular glow of yellow produced by the Birch trees and the sun filtering through the leaves. This is one of my favorite photos of the fall colors. It makes me wonder what other colors Mother Nature has thrown together around the next corner. Of course...we drove around the next corner and found out. She didn't disappoint us.
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