The UP

The Michigan Upper Peninsula is truly a natural wonder!
Waterfalls
Munising Fall

Upper Tequamenon FallsLake Superior vistasThis nice lady came into the visitors center while I was discussing the locks with the volunteer to turn in some keys she found in the street. Low and behold, they were mine! I must have dropped them when that guy honked at me while I was crossing the street.

Good thing, my spare set is in California!

Large shipping locks

The CSL Laurentien is at Lake Heuron level...

Then presto! At Lake Superior level!21 foot Soo LocksAnd tons of beautiful wildflowers...

Yellow violet

Jack in the pulpit

Fiddle neck fern

White ones (aka white bleeding heart, thanks Nancy)

Another Jack in the pulpit

Probable yellow wood sorrelDutchman's breeches

Ipi likes these too!

And this spring beauty

I believe this is a type of bellwort Emerging ferns

And these neat shoots - very bizarre