The difference a week makes

This is the difference a week makes in the colors up at the Falls. I tried to post pictures from a similar angle covering the same subject. The first image of the pair were taken on either September 23rd or 24th, depending on the image. The second image was taken on October 2nd, so 8 or 9 days separates the two. The change is dramatic.




The basin below the lower falls.






Boats at the lower falls.







The leaves of autumn. This is the same tree.







Near the gift shop at the lower falls. The tree in the foreground had turned from green to yellow in a week.







The upper falls.








Blown over.

Rivermouth Campground

We stopped by Rivermouth Campground as we were driving by. I was curious as to what had been done with the tree that had blown over the week before. This is the answer.



Looking upriver.



Looking downriver toward the entrance. The tree in the center is at the first campsite on the rustic side of the campground.



At the entrance to the campground.

Rivermouth Campground

I returned to the campground after visiting the Falls. I spent a weekend here with my father in October of 2001 and found the place very peaceful.


I shot a picture from this area in 2001 and it is interesting to see how things have changed. I'll try to post a comparison shot later.



The Tahquamenon River from the campground.



Driving back into the campground, I noticed yellow caution tape and orange cones at the entrance to some of the campsites. This tree had begun to topple over in the strong winds the night before. It had come to rest leaning against the center of three closely bunched trees.



The road out of the campground from near my campsite.



My campsite. The sites in this part of the campground are pretty big and aren't nearly as close to one another as they are in the modern side. I'd broken camp by this time. The temperatures were near freezing and although my sleeping bag was keeping me warm, the fact that I'd put a liner in it meant that I couldn't move. The car proved to be much more comfortable.



Looking upriver from the campground.