Our first stop was an overlook of the sandstone formation known as Miner's Castle. The late afternoon sun gave a nice greenish-blue tint to the water, adding to the scenery.
The last time we saw Miner's Castle in 2003, there were two turrets. Apparently, erosion & frost heave got the best of the right turret, which fell off and dropped in the lake in April 2006.
We thought we would take a chance for the photo op while our hair still looked halfway decent (well, at least Sara's).
A view from just east of Miner's Castle, again sans the turret that used to be infront of the remaining turret.
Sara playing with the camera equipment and pretending she knows something about photography.
The sandstone cliffs east of Miner's Castle rise up out of the lake. Can you see the arch?
If you couldn't see it in the last one, you can see the arch in this one.
The telephoto allowed us to get a close up of the sandstone cliff formations.
The tour boat gives a sense of scale to the cliffs.
Ahhh! Tourists!
After setting up camp at a forest service site, we thought we would try and make it to the beach in Grand Marais before the sunset. On the way, we saw a pretty scene of a lone tree with the sunset behind it too good to pass up for a photo.
We didn't quite make it before the sunset, but the lingering colors were still a beautiful sight from the Grand Marais 'pier.'
We spotted this house with the full moon above it, and thought it looked worthy of a photo prior to heading back to camp for some Zzz's.
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Jay Cooke State Park is a Minnesota state park located about ten miles (16 km) southwest of Duluth, just outside the small town of Thomson. Jay Cooke is situated on the St. Louis River, which enters into Lake Superior through the Duluth/Superior Harbor, so it is considered by many to be the southernmost of the Lake Superior State Parks.
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