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Grex Nature Item 3: Pictured Rocks Hiking
Entered by jdg on Sat Aug 3 14:32:50 UTC 1991:

I just came back from a trip to the UP, part of which was spent along
the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.  I was utterly amazed by the beauty
of the shorline -- I was reminded of both the fiords along the Oslo to 
Bergen train, and a little of the Na Pali coast of Kauai.
 
Has anyone hiked the 50 miles between Grand Marias and Munising?

14 responses total.

#1 of 14 by igor on Sun Aug 4 10:07:47 1991:

no, but i used to camp on the shore of lake superior just
slightly west of grand murais.
(by the way, that black sand on the beaches (the kind that is
near impossible to brush off) is magnetite. it is a low-grade iron
ore. take a magnet with you next time.

#2 of 14 by jdg on Tue Aug 6 20:54:37 1991:

Hmm...you must have stayed in a campsite near the log-slide.  Us, we
were camping elsewhere and drove through some of it looking at the
sites along the way.  Fabulous area.

#3 of 14 by anna on Tue Aug 13 17:31:29 1991:

We're going to the UP for camping next week... I can hardly wait to
see all the lovely places you were speaking of, Josh!

#4 of 14 by morel on Wed Aug 14 02:31:46 1991:

Where are you going?  I have a couple of favorite state forest campgrounds
just north of Shingleton.

#5 of 14 by mta on Fri May 22 01:18:26 1992:

Anyone interested in a grexpedition to Painted Rock for hiking and/or
camping this summer?  It sounds great!

#6 of 14 by morel on Sat May 23 20:22:13 1992:

Painted Rock?  You mean they let people camp on the corner of Hill and
Washtenaw?

#7 of 14 by mta on Sat May 23 22:43:23 1992:

well, only frat paople, but we can fake it...just buy a keg and try to
look as though it's not our first, find someone with an expensive haircut
to pester women as they pass by--no one would know the difference...

#8 of 14 by bad on Sat May 23 22:53:09 1992:

You need a football to toss around, preferably into pedestrian traffic 
("sorry, dude...of course it was your fault that you were on our sidewalk")

#9 of 14 by repoman on Sat May 7 01:18:54 1994:

 I have hiked about 42 miles of the 50  at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. 
 It is one of the first National Lakeshores in the country.  If you have any
 questions about these areas Please ask:;
PIctured Rocks national lakeshore
Isle Royal
Smoky Mountain National forset
Boundary Waters canoe Area
62% of the state parks in Mi and  25% of the national forest areas in Mi
Our group of modern day explorers seek intense situations to get in and out of.
 We are more than happy to help.  Free info just ask.

#10 of 14 by slynne on Sat May 28 16:21:20 1994:

I have been to Pictured Rocks but I have never hiked there. I was invited

to go once in January but I lived in the UP so I said, "no way!"
I would like to go this fall though as it is the most beautiful time.

re #9 Yes tell us more repoman!

#11 of 14 by repoman on Sun Jun 5 14:14:07 1994:

 I have been through this area twice..  One of the times we hit the trail at
 5:30 pm .  We never made it to the designated campsites, so we had to stay
 right there:help

#12 of 14 by n8nxf on Mon Jun 6 11:58:12 1994:

I'd like to paddle the coast there in my Kayak some time.  I've heard it's
a nice paddle.

#13 of 14 by rcurl on Mon Jun 6 14:34:28 1994:

If Lake Superior lets you! I've taken the boat trip, but I agree a
paddle along the "rocks" to visit the "sea caves" would be very
interesting.

#14 of 14 by slynne on Thu Jul 14 17:23:52 1994:

Oh yeah that would be awesome!

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