Kitch-iti-kipi

Kitch-iti-kipi is a large spring located in the Upper Pennisula. The water is very clear allowing you to see the bottom about 40 feet below. There is a raft that can be pulled by line across the surface of the spring. There is a hole in the center of the raft allowing you to view the bottom from the center of the spring. Water wells up from the below churning the bottom and creating ever changing clouds sand. You can often see large fish swimming below you. This is also the largest freshwater spring in Michigan and is located in Palms Brook State Park.

A view of the surface of the spring.

A view of fallen trees near the edge of the water.

This is taken from the raft. You can see the clouds of sand that are creatd from the upwelling water along with a few of the fish. The wooden structure at the sides of the photograph are the raft.

Another shot of the bottom as the raft moved further across the surface.

Seney National Wildlife Refuge

Seney National Wildlife Refuge is located in the Upper Pennisula west of Newberry and between Grand Marais to the north and Manistique to the south. It was established in the 1930s. After timber had been logged off the area, land speculators attempted to drain the wetland and promote it as farmland. This failed and the land reverted back to the State when taxes were not paid. The CCC worked to restore the land back to it's original condition and it became a vital link in preserving the Canadian Goose, which apparently was an endangered species at one point.

I have only been to SNWR once, but would like to return there sometime in the future since I only spent a very short time there and it consisted solely of driving through the area.

The Cut River Bridge

The Cut River Bridge is several miles west of St. Ignace on US-2. It really is a beautiful piece of architecture.



This is the south side of the span looking west.

This is from underneath the bridge slightly north of center looking west. This didn't turn out the way I'd hoped it would, but is different than most of what I photograph.

New material coming.

It's been some time since I've posted. I expect to get get some stuff up here yet today. For those of you still checking in, my apologies for dry spell.

Just as I was setting up for this picture, the sun went behind a cloud and I had to wait for it to reemerge.

More shots from the conservatory.

M-50 Monroe to Jackson - Hidden Lake Gardens

One of the exhibits at Hidden Lake Gardens is their bonsai display. There are different styles, from keeping the tree small, to shaping it, to having a bunch in one planter. I find it all fascinating.



This is a maple.


Some sort of evergreen.

Another evergreen.

This is a group of pines.

M-50 to Jackson - Hidden Lake Gardens

I was in getting my car serviced the other day when the service writer said he thought he saw me a few weeks back. My Daytona was parked along the road I was walking around. Sure enough, after a moment I realized it was on this trip and I was taking photos of the bridge I posted previously.

But in any case, my next stop was a fantastic hobby shot called J-Bar in Tecumseh. This is quite possibly the best hobby shop I've ever been to. It was incredible. I highly recommend anyone going through there check it out.

The next stop with pictures was Hidden Lake Gardens. It is run by MSU and is a wonderful place to spend time. It only costs $3.00 to enter and is well worth it. I spent an hour and a half there and didn't do nearly as much walking about as I would have liked.

These are outside the conservatory. I don't know what they are.

These are inside one branch of the conservatory. Again, I do not know what type of flower they are.

More of the same.