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Towering about 65 feet above Lake Superior, this eroded chunk of rock is called Miners Castle, as seen from a platform at the top of the cliff, about 270 feet above the water. |
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The merciless waves of the lake have not only carved the rock, but created caves and tunnels through the base. |
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You can descend 200 feet to the edge of Miners Castle, and this is part of the winding path down. |
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Ancient, towering maple trees block out the sun and leave little hope for anything other than these trees to survive. |
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A short drive from Miners Castle leads to Miners Beach, behind the popular rock formation. |
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On the left Miners River empties into Lake Superior. We call this area Tri-Colored Corner because the brown in the river water (from tannin) mixes with the greens and blues of the lake water. |
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This is the end of the sandbar that separates the river from the lake, and we see the colors of the waters blending as they meet. |
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These are tiny waves on a very calm day. We'd been out a few days earlier after a storm and found waves over our head crashing into the rock and beach. |
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The end of the river looks like a flow of coffee down a sandstone and limestone channel. |
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The woods leading up to the lake are a gorgeous sample of Lake Superior beach forests, dominated by red pines. |
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Red pines are my favorite trees, and to be in a wood of only red pines is magical. |
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Some fall colors have nothing to do with foliage. |
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