The wind and rain today would not make a fun day to explore waterfalls, unless they are a drive-by waterfall like Jacobs Falls in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. The last main drop before flowing into Lake Superior is twenty foot which can be seen from the car. If you are more adventurous, you can hike the trail to view more drops and slides as the creek drops 200 feet in less than a quarter mile.
Jacobs Falls
The winds of November help to disperse the milkweed seeds as they float in the air with their hair-like parachute. And there might not be any seeds left to fly after the next couple of gusty days and some of the seeds might be carried to unfriendly places and won’t be able to grow but some might find a suitable location and start a new colony of milkweed plants.
Milkweed Seeds
Looking across the barren soybean field, in the direction that I watch for northern lights, the clouds today reminded me of light rays shooting upward like the Aurora borealis .
Clouds Flaring Up
A month ago, the leaves were still displaying their autumn glory near Bond Falls, but now the leaves are off the trees but a hike is still pleasant with temperatures above normal.
Bond Falls in October
The squirrels have been busy digging holes in my lawn to bury their acorns. I guess they are like us, trying to finish all the winter preparation before the colder temps and possible snow comes this weekend.
Squirrel Burying Acorns
Tonight’s full moon appeared bigger than normal and would have appeared brighter too except it was playing hide and seek with the clouds when I was watching it. Supermoons occur on the average once in fourteen months when its orbit hits perigee at the same time, but this full moon is the closest to the earth since January 26, 1948 and the next time it will be closer is on November 25, 2034.
November Super Moon
Although the ground was white with frost this morning, some ‘flowers’ or weeds were still blooming in the chilly sunshine. Course this sow thistle in my flower bed this fall shows I didn’t do a good job of weeding this summer.
Late Fall Sow Thistle
Today on this Veterans Day, we remember all persons who have served in the United States Armed Forces. It coincides with other holidays, including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I, which took effect at eleven o’clock in the morning—the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” of 1918.
Veterans Day
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
