On July 2, 2025, Andy, Doug, and I drove up to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Normally, we go there over the Memorial Day long weekend, but this year was different. Since we were visiting in July, our options were limited by campsite availability. Park regulations only allow 2 shelters per campsite, and we had 3. Since campsites were rather limited, we ended up doing somewhat different routes. While Andy and Doug would do a more traditional Lakeshore Trail hike from Sand Point to Sable Falls, I would spend my first few days in the Beaver Basin Wilderness and eventually join the guys at Sevenmile Creek.
The video gives you a glimpse into what we all discovered, and there is always something to discover on our first half of this journey through Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
Photos
The sun is setting over Lake Superior on the beach at Beaver Creek. It’s been a good day.
--July 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM.
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A view of the sandstone cliffs that help give Pictured Rocks the name. Photo by Andy.
--July 7, 2025 at 8:24 AM.
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This gull is, I suppose, protecting a rookery. Photo by Andy.
--July 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM.
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I walked out quite a way and Beaver Lake was still shallow. Here, close enough for the camera, I could submerge in the warm water and pretend I could swim.
--July 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM.
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After dinner it was nice to just hang out here at Trappers Lake. The lake does have snapping turtles but I think that is just a rock in the foreground.
--July 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM.
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