Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Michigan's upper peninsula is a place of marvelous beauty. Like many places, you must know where you are going or else all that you will see is trees. The peninsula is surrounded by Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and the State of Wisconsin on the west. The peninsula is not at any main crossroads of America, so it is little visited and not well known by outsiders. I have often said a fence could be put around it to designate it as a National Park.

Autumn At The Cascades
We were visiting Bond Falls on a perfect day. These cascades above the falls are almost as beautiful as the waterfall itself and must be included in any visit to Bond Falls. (2014)
Alger Falls In Autumn
This waterfall is located immediately beside the main road south of Munising, Michigan, and near Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan's upper peninsula. Every traveler appears to stop and photograph the falls but it is a difficult one to properly capture. Though small in size, it is huge in beauty. (2013)
Canyon Falls
As you travel Michigan's upper peninsula, you will occasionally find a roadside picnic area sponsored by the State. They sometimes are named after a point of interest near the picnic area. At this particular MDOT picnic area, the falls is only a short 10 minute hike from the picnic area. The picnic area is well marked along the road.
Autumn At Horseshoe Falls
Located near Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Munising, Michigan, Horseshoe Falls is on private property and admission is charged. My first few visits to Pictured Rocks I skipped this falls, refusing to pay admission . . . but once I viewed the falls, I decided I would visit it on each trip to the area. It is just one of the many waterfalls in Michigan's upper peninsula. The setting is quite dark in summer and fall due to a heavy canopy of trees all around. Blending exposures is all guess work. This image was taken in the autumn season. I now feel Horseshoe Falls is worth the small admission fee. (2012)