U. P. Trip - Fall 2010 - Day #14

Today we said farewell to Lake Superior and began making our gentle way southwards.  We did not hurry our departure as we were reluctant to leave, especially as we finally had the decent size breakers we had been wishing for ever since we completed our boat cruise.  After last night's little storm the day started crystal clear, in fact the stars at 6:30 AM were quite brilliant, although Zoe had other things on her mind.

Fully packed up, and noting that we ended this phase of our travels at 2220 miles on the trip odometer, we pulled away in late morning and had a smooth and trouble free run, listening to the end portion of our second book on tape as the scenery down across the U.P. was nice but not enthralling.  With no difficulty we arrived at our first objective, Bond Falls, which we had seen last year but in dull and damp conditions.  This year in bright sun they looked much better.  We walked (climbed?) the steps and trail up past the main falls and along the rapids which extended for a fair distance.  Zoe seemed to have boundless energy and was totally unfazed by all the steps at the lower end.

After Bond Falls we meandered on to the town named Crystal Falls (wherever they might be - we did not see any actual falls) and stopped at our second objective, namely Winks Woods, a major craft store.  After a good browse amongst their immense stock, covering every square inch of surface we both found things to buy, mostly with a Christmas decorating theme.

Our last short leg was on to Iron Mountain and since the first thing we came to was Carol & Jerry's Summer Breeze Campground we stopped there for the remainder of the afternoon.  Later we all went into town for a good meal, leaving Zoe in the campground building.  We returned just in time for C & J to welcome two overnight campers, probably their last of the season as the close at the end of the week.  We duly separated and came on to our hotel and settled in for a couple of nights.  It was not a long driving day, just 184 miles putting us at a total of 2404.

A few pictures have been added to the end of the set which may be found here.