Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore - Chapel Loop (10.0 miles; d=11.90)
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The Chapel Loop Hike Route Map
My hike of the Chapel Loop at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, as depicted a la Google Earth...
The Chapel Loop Hike Route Map
My hike of the Chapel Loop at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore...
The signature overlook of Pictured Rocks. Not along the Chapel Loop, just a nice place to stop before our hike...
Chapel Loop-Mosquito Falls Trail Junction
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...
Not much sand at this 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...
Looking back to Arch Rock...
Standing near the edge is risky as this view attests to...
Not for those scared of heights...
Indian Head Point...our lunch stop.
Some interesting rock formations atop Indian Head Point...
Atop Indian Head Point...
The cove below, as usual, was covered in seagulls...
Looking south from Indian Head Point...
A nice lunch spot, don't ya think?
Another boat load of tourists heading back to Munising...
Stable Fly (aka. Flying Demon Torturers)
The Stable Fly...demon of the Lake Superior shore...looks like a housefly but instead of a sponge thay have a tiny needle. They will bite you again and again and attack in swarms that will literally drive you from the beach...
Snaking through the clifftop forest...
Hanging on for dear life...