June 16, 2019
We have done so much since being in UP. All of it has been new and different which suits Bill and me well. Being Buckeyes, we never took much interest in Michigan and we were missing out. In Sault Saint Marie we took a boat tour which included going through the Soo Locks. I understood the basic concept, but the physics of it gave it so much more perspective. It’s still difficult to wrap my mind around gravity drawing water down which lifts 1000 foot freighters up and makes up the difference in the water levels between Lake Huron and Lake Superior. Apparently before the locks were developed in the 1800’s, there were rapids between the two Great Lakes. We went on to Canada next. We were only there for 4 hours, and then back to the US of A. It was quite an adventure I will likely write about later. Then on to Pictured Rocks in Munising, Michigan. OMG here’s where the intersection of God and travel really showed itself. Unfortunately my phone didn’t cooperate, but Bill is going to send me pics I took on his phone. Pictured Rocks is a 32 mile stretch (I believe) of cliffs reflecting the many geologic layers from 50 million years ago. Some of them looked like water colors, blending green (copper), red (iron), white (magnesium) and blue (for I don’t know what). The wind and water had carved out caves, tunnels, and arches, and as amazing as anything were all of the trees growing out of rock! And today Bill and I took a hike around Miners Castle seeing some of the same phenomena from the ground. Marge
So much more than travel 