Isle Royale National Park - A Photo Series - Installment #11
A Day without Packs
Washington Creek campgrounds are the closest to the docks in Windigo. There are typically a few boats in the harbor as well, at least while we were on the island. There’re even a few relics from the past still hanging around like this old canoe you can see above.
With an entire day without a new destination, we made our way out of camp for a 10 mile roundtrip hike to the northwest. The trail ran along the very edge of the island which was primarily a rock trail as you can see from the bluffs that run sheer down to the water below.
It was great to wander around these new trails without having to carry 40 pounds of equipment on my back. We took our time to look at all the features that interested us as we made our way. Soaking in the last full day on Isle Royale was our only task.
On the final morning we packed up, solemnly dragging our feet on the short trail to the docks. We waited by our gear as the new arrivals unloaded their packs. The ferry was the same boat we had arrived on but the captain had swapped for the day. Everyone boarding was curious if we would get to see the Rock of Ages lighthouse on the way back to the mainland.
The lighthouse is currently being restored to its working condition after years of disuse. As you can see there is a crane and other scaffolding around it at the time I took this picture.
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Nice Pictures
Looks like a nice spot. That lighthouse is cool. As one of the editors for @steemitworldmap’s daily #traveldigest, I would love to see this post pop up on http://steemitworldmap.com. If you're interested, simply go to the website, search for your location, click on code (down the bottom) and add a short description. It will then generate the code you need to copy and paste into your post (not the comments) to have it show up on steemit worldmap. There’s also a FAQ section if you get a bit lost.
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Thank you, appreciate the feedback. I'll definitely add the revised collected version of this series to the map when it is whole and complete. Maybe next week, if I had to guess.
Looks like a lovely location! Thanks for taking us along on this little adventure! 😊
No problem, glad you liked it - I'll be publishing the collected and revised version at some point soon. Been kinda dragging on it but it's getting there.