the jagged red line is the break between the Central Time Zone and the Eastern Time Zone.
I was sitting in my room about 6:45, thinking about how the day was going to unfold. I had a 5-hour-and-20-minute drive to get to Munising, Michigan, and I had a ticket on the 1 PM "Spray Falls Cruise" boat-tour of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. So I should leave at 20 minutes before 8. BUT THEN I REMEMBERED THE TIME ZONE CHANGE!, meaning I should leave at 20 minutes before 7 - I WAS ALREADY 5 minutes LATE!
So I just got all my stuff together and hit the road!
It changes to Eastern Time Zone just east of Wakefield, Michigan. There was a huge lake 20 miles farther east of Wakefield - Lake Gogebic - but no time for pictures!
Kind-of-speeding, I reached the Pictured Rocks Cruises at 12:45 (Eastern Time Zone):
Nice boat:
With a good view out the stern:
20 minutes into the trip we saw our first "Pictured Rocks":
with many more to follow. Perspective from the boat:
and with kayaks:
(I'm glad I'm in the Tour Boat).
One of the arches:
Cool Rocks:
and waterfalls:
On the way back we got a nice close-up of "East Channel Lighthouse" on Grand Island:
Back at the dock by 3:30. I hit the gift shop (postcards!), and then headed just up the road to "Munsing Falls Visitor Center", which has a little 1/4 mile hike to a waterfall:
I then drove a couple of miles farther up the road, to the "Headquarters":
It was raining, and I had already gotten my map/brochure, so I just headed back into town to mail Ellie's postcard:
My 122 mile/2 hour drive down to St. Ignace, was easy, and I went alongside the north shore of Lake Michigan
WAIT - what does that sign say?
Gee, I don't recall seeing any signs that said: "Watch for BISON on road"!!!!
Within sight of the Mackinac Bridge:
I checked into the Super 8 in St. Ignace, Michigan at 6:20 PM:
Thank You God for these great adventure days!
Driving music today:
Billy Joel - River of Dreams, 1993
Simple Minds - Good News from the Next World, 1995
Big Head Todd and The Monsters - Sister Sweetly, 1993
Spanky and Our Gang - Greatest Hits
a few nice hits on this album. And yes, one song ("Give A Damn") still gives me chills after all these years.
Tears For Fears - Raoul and the Kings of Spain, 1995
Great 1st song, lousy rest of album.
The Wallflowers - Bringing Down The Horse, 1996
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West, 1966
with Mike Bloomfield on lead electric guitar.
Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes, 1972
4 songs I culled from the extended cd.
The National - Boxer, 2007
I knew the lead singer sounded like someone - Leonard Cohen!
The National - High Violet, 2010
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