Autumn Colors - Lake of the Clouds

The Lake of the Clouds is located in Michigan’s Porcupine Mountains Wilderness.  This is an area in upper Michigan along the shores of Lake Superior and is Michigan’s only state-designated wilderness area. It is a gigantic park – so much to do and so much to see for miles and miles.

This was a part of my “tour” of waterfalls and colors on a one week 1,200 mile travel around the state of Wisconsin.  October was a perfect time to see the colors.  During the visit to this spot, the day was misty and cloudy, perfect for looking out and down at the Lake of the Clouds.

And one final video.

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BLOG SHOTS #108

Each month Gardens at Waters East (GAWE) will post a few never before seen photos of “garden life” called - - BLOG SHOTS.  Here are the photos for this posting.

moments in the garden - - enjoy

 September sunrise

 False Sunflower - in the glow of a July sunset

 Gottendorf Rose - July

 Lysimachia - July

 Ghost Spider

 Hibiscus - with shadows

 Gardens at Waters East - - bluff view to the North in August

 Lambs Ear - June

 Inula - and friend - September

 View of Lake Michigan from Middle Walk in the gardens - September

Reference Note:  For a complete list of the ten (10) Principles of Design plus the special “Golden Principle of Design” used throughout Gardens at Waters East, check out the archive postings for November 14 – 24, 2010 and May 2, 2011.

NOTE:   All photos use in this posting were taken on the property of Gardens at Waters East

unless otherwise marked.

NOTE:   Since this Blog is meant to be an accurate journal of the gardens;

no photos are “staged”, “arranged”, or ”photo-shopped” in anyway.

What is posted – is what it here.  It is what it is.

Autumn Colors - Cave of the Mounds

This is the second in the Autumn Color series.

These are some of the colored leaves at the entrance of the cave.

Cave of the Mounds, located about two hundred miles drive from my home, is designated a “National Natural Landmark”.  The main cave began forming more than a million years ago as acidic water dissolved the limestone bedrock.

Every drop of water entering the cave carries with it dissolved calcium carbonate, which leaves calcite crystals on the cave ceiling, walls and floor.  It can take upwards of 150 years to deposit one cubic inch of these crystal formations.

The cave was discovered in 1939 when workers removing limestone from a quarry blasted into rock – revealing this stupendous underground cavern with rooms, galleries, and nook and crannies.

To my embarrassment – I got down to about forty feet below the surface and had a panic attack!  I had to be led up and out the entrance! How embarrassing!!!  I did not get to see many of the formations that I saw many years ago on my first visit.  The last time I visited was more than fifty years ago – still am impressed. Still looks the same!

The next photo is my favorite from this visit.

Dream River