One of the premier hikes in Michigan. This 10-mile loop passes secluded waterfalls and 200' high sandstone cliffs...
Miners Castle - The signature overlook of Pictured Rocks. Not along the Chapel Loop, just a nice place to stop before our hike...
Breaking left shortly after starting out to visit Mosquito Falls...
A mile and a half from the trailhead we reached Mosquito Falls, thankfully devoid of its namesake insect...
The open deciduous forest is typical of inland locations within the lakeshore...
Reaching the Mosquito River just above where it empties into the big lake...
Mosquito "Beach"
My lovely wife at Mosquito Beach...
Some beautiful watercolors as the trail winds its way north from the Mosquito River...
Cliffs to the south...
Ice and wind have taken their toll on this bit of clifftop forest...
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