Here are some more pictures from our time at the locks.
You might notice that I only have pictures of two of the three freighters that
passed through the locks during our time here. There are two reasons for that...
one, my camera batteries died. I do have a couple of extra sets that I carry
with me, but that gets me to reason two: the kids were getting bored and hungry,
and my camera bag managed to make it down from the lookout area with the rest of
our group while Dad and I remained behind to take in as much of the action as we
could.
Soo Locks - Sault Ste. Marie
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The ground workers reboarding the ship as it begins to be
lowered in the lock.
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A look across the ship shows that it is now below ground level.
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A look at the conveyor arm on the ship.
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A look at the engine housing on the rear of the freighter, with
the second ship in the background.
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The second freighter of the day, which happened to be the 1,000
foot long one, entering the second lock.
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A look at the entire length of the ship. It has a #1 on the rear
building - not sure if that is because it is the biggest ship on the
Great Lakes or not.
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The first ship churning up the water as it leaves the lock.
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A look at the new viewing tower from our picnic area. The tower
looks pretty, but the angled glass on the front severely limits the
available sightlines.
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Jayden counting as the kids played hide and seek while the
adults finished their lunches.
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Tara & Rod keeping up to date on the latest info on their phones
while Gary picks up a bag from lunch.
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Drew standing around during the game of hide and seek.
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Tyler and Drew peeking around the corner, hoping to not be
found.
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After lunch we loaded back into our vehicles to make the
drive to the Tahquamenon Falls. Although the kids were primarily interested in
the lower falls (swimming!), I wanted to pay a visit to the upper falls as well.
We've talked about trying to camp here at some point in the future, and if we do
I will make the 4 mile walk between the two!
Upper Tahquamenon Falls
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A downed tree spotted on our walk to the falls.
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Tyler, Donovan, and Marissa walking ahead of Tara, Jayden, and
Erica.
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Another downed tree spotted on the path to the falls.
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This tree root looked pretty cool, coming out of the ground a
fair distance before heading back under.
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Our first look at the upper falls, from one of the viewing
stations.
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Another look at the upper falls.
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A closer view of the falls.
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There wasn't nearly as much money in the river this time around,
at least compared to
this photo taken during our last visit.
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