If you've ever visited Lake Superior, you know that it's quite impressive. The surface area of the lake is approximately the size of South Carolina (31,820 square miles). And even in the summer the average temperature of the lake is only 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Luckily the water is a bit warmer closer to shore and we had a blast swimming. But when we weren't frolicking in the waves, we spent our time searching for rocks.
Do you ever look for rocks? We often keep an eye out for something pretty and/or special- and this region of Michigan is a treasure trove of natural resources. From great big hunks of copper, granite, sandstone and calcite...
To tiny fragments of agates and greenstones... we searched for everything!
So when we got to this particular beach we kicked off our shoes, grabbed a bucket, and got to work.
We used all sorts of methods in our search for stones! Sometimes we searched the water's edge while sitting down...
And other times we strolled along, waiting for something to catch our eye!
And sometimes we just went for it and walked into the lake for a better view of the rocks under the water's surface!
But after all that searching, I got a little tired. So I smoothed out some sand and took a seat.
And from that spot on the beach I had one incredible view of Lake Superior! (That's my little brother in the water.)
Since it was such a beautiful evening, we decided to just stick around and watch the sunset.
While we waited for the sun to make it's decent my family had a blast chatting a laughing, and my uncle told us all about the "green flash".
Have you heard of this phenomenon? Supposedly if certain atmospheric conditions are met, the moment the sun sinks below the horizon a green "flash" can be seen. Of course we decided WE were going to see that gosh darn flash... so we waited... and waited...
And saw NOTHING! We all swore we didn't blink (and I took a tone of pictures just in case I accidentally did)... but we didn't see a green flash of any sort!
So while we might have failed failed at spotting the flash, we certainly succeeded in having a wonderful afternoon and evening!Thank you for visiting my blog- I hope you had a wonderful weekend!
