Winter Hike - Snow & Ice - Watershed #10

Here are a few photos from recent hikes along the shores of Lake Michigan at a state park north of Gardens at Waters East in and area known as Whitefish Dunes.  It is one of the great places to see some of the Niagara Escarpment, an unique rock formation running from Niagara Falls over the top of the Great Lakes then out to the state of Iowa.

(For more information, facts, and photos of this interesting rock formation see the archives:  - - Watershed #6  - - July 21, 2012)

Lake Michigan Shore

A couple of the photos posted today show the same area “with” and then “without” the snow of recent storms.   This gives you a study in contrast hiking along the shore.

Enjoy you day in the park!

 Trunk "grabbing" Niagara Escarpment

 Lichen

 Tree Trunk

no snow

 Tree Trunk

with snow

 Lichens

 Trunk Shadows

 Birch Tree at Ledge

no snow

Birch Tree at Ledge

with snow

 Birch Tree at Ledge

opposite view

 Whitefish Creek

 Whitefish Creek

 Lichen

 Setting Sun - Ledge

Setting Sun - Beach

 Setting Sun - Ice Boulders on Beach

The Great Lakes

Watershed for Gardens at Waters East

Note of Interest:

Every photo, repeat, every photo posted on this Blog has been and will continue to be only photos taken on the property of Gardens at Waters East.

The exception will be those posted in the series – Watershed.  For important facts, details, and an overview of the watershed, refer to the posting of July 2, 2011.  The information there will place all the photos in this special series in a proper context.