Fall Transition, photo by Terry Clark
The autumnal equinox happened last night at 10:29 PM, so today will our the first full day of fall. Here’s hoping this will be a warm & wonderful autumn for Michigan!
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First light, photo by adonyvan
About a month ago, Jiqing Fan spent the night at Lake of the Clouds in the Porcupine Mountain State Park. I featured one of his photos then but I figured after Sunday’s ripping storm, we all deserved a glorious sunrise to start the week!
Check it out bigger and see more in his Houghton & UP MI slideshow.
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Peter writes: Grey Wolf in French. Bête Gris is part of the Keweenaw Peninsula in Upper Michigan. Check his photo out background bigtacular and jump into his slideshow for more!
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Lower Falls Sturgeon Gorge, photo by Shadows in Reflection
Say hello to your last early evening light for a while today, and don’t forget to set your clocks back for Daylight Savings Time tonight!
Back in May I posted a pic of Sturgeon Falls raging with the spring snowmelt. I thought Michael’s photo provided a cool look at how much the snowmelt changes the flow of UP rivers from spring to fall.
Michael writes that this is an awesome place and a must visit if you like waterfalls. See it bigger and see more in his slideshow.
For a look at how to get there, check out the North Country Trail guide for the Sturgeon Gorge area and see many more Michigan waterfalls on Michigan in Pictures.
Wonder Years, photo by Aaron Springer
“Sell your cleverness, and buy bewilderment”
– Rumi
Good advice – here’s hoping you can afford a little bewilderment.
Check Aaron’s photo out bigger and see more in his fall slideshow.
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Landslide Overlook 2, photo by LindaB.
Fall is a time for exploration and seeing new sights. In precisely that spirit of adventure, Linda writes:
Just by looking at the map I said ‘lets take this dirt road and see what color we find.’ I didn’t know it was a seasonal road until we turned onto it and then saw a sign that said Landslide Overlook. So we followed this dirt road, which was rather narrow in spots, until we came to a parking area. It was just a short 1/4 mile walk to this wonderful view of the Jordan River Valley.
You can read more about the Jordan Valley from the DNR and get a map to the overlook on Foursquare.
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Doe, photo by sarah-nussbaumer
Here’s hoping your weekend holds a lot of autumn beauty … and a little bit of wonder.
Check it out bigger and see more in Sarah’s Autumn slideshow.
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There’s always next year…., photo by bill.d
Here’s hoping you get out and take in some of Michigan’s fall color & flavor this weekend!!
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Happy ending, photo by adonyvan
About this gorgeous shot of the sunrise & fall color in the Porcupine Mountains, Jiqing Fan writes:
Weather.com forecasted that the sky would clear 2 hours before Monday’s sunrise after 3 days rain, so I decided to camp at the Porcupine Mountain to wait for it. Sunday afternoon, dense fog completely obscured the valley and the rain didn’t stop until midnight. My headlamp became completely useless because of the moisture/fog, I nearly got lost from the toilet to my car 100 feet away. I set up my tent at the parking lot in pitch dark and light rain. Apparently, I am not the only one trying to catch the break and photograph the peak color here. People started to show up, at 2am, 4am, 5am and 6am. Needless to say, I could not get a good sleep. I got up before 7am and found out that there were at least 20 cars already.
My miserable night finally paid off and the light was really amazing that morning.
He adds that color is surprisingly late this year with the Porkies likely peaking this week and says that most of Houghton hasn’t turn red a full week later than usual.
You can check his photo out bigger, jump into his slideshow for more photos from the trip, view it on his map and and see more of his work at Michigan in Pictures.
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Spray Falls Autumn Colors, photo by James Marvin Phelps
James took this photo four years ago today at Spray Falls in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
Check this out background big and see more great shots from the UP in his Michigan Fall Trip 2009 slideshow.
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