After climbing the half mile trail the from the parking lot and climbing up 300 feet in elevation to Summit Peak, you are greeted with a wonderful view of the Porcupine Mountains especially in October during the autumn display of color. Summit Peak is the third highest point in Michigan and if you still have some energy left, you can climb the tower up another 40 feet up so that you are at the highest point.
Top of Summit Peak
The unusual warm November temperatures make for nice hiking days, even up to the top of Summit Peak, but now trees are bare as the ground now has the last remains of the autumn colors.
Hike Up to Summit Peak
Old country schools may have extra visitors today, if they are now used as the town hall for rural townships, as people come to vote on this election day.
Rural Town Hall
As the clouds moved in this afternoon, the sight of the signal for a lighthouse might provide a welcome sight.
Watching for the Light
One advantage of a nice warm Sunday evening in November is that it makes viewing a sunset more fun when you can do so in short sleeves and not bundled up in a coat and needing gloves which are needed in the cold winter time.
Warm November Sunset
The usually warm November Saturday had many people outside enjoying the nice weather. Some might have even hiked along to Presque Isle River to see the three different waterfalls, including this small one called Nawadaha Falls which drops about fifteen feet.
Nawadaha Falls
The late fall kittens are enjoying this nice November week as they are just starting to adventure outside and they are able to play is the green grass stalking each other before racing back inside the barn.
Fall Kitten
If I didn’t have to mow lawn on this nice November day, it would have been a great day to visit more waterfalls before they ice up. Located on the Black River in Upper Michigan, Gorge Falls, drops about 25 feet as it nears Lake Superior.
Gorge Falls
A nice treat, during this mild week in November, was spotting a tiger swallowtail butterfly flying around and briefly landing on a pine tree before continuing on its flight across the yard.
November Tiger Swallowtail
Years and years of high water flowing in the river channel has created an interesting pattern in the rock wall.
Rock Layers
