The Ways of Grace: Lake Superior

Dad, Rachael, and I just returned from a wonderful time in Duluth, MN visiting a friend and enjoying the beauty of Lake Superior. It was good to have Kathy fly up from school and join us. The only sad part is that Mom was unable to be with us, but we already have plans to return and take her next time.

I haven't seen all of the Great Lakes, but I have heard and now concur that Lake Superior is the most beautiful of them all. She is largest fresh water lake, and it was fun to watch the sea-going ships come and go while we were there.

We were spoiled to have a hotel right on the water near the lighthouses and bike path. It was so relaxing to enjoy God's creation in a peaceful and stress-free environment.

I was excited to take both my camera and bike along for this trip! Dad, Rachael, and I were able to bike a couple of times along the Lake - a true highlight for me. We also climbed one of the observation towers in the area which provided some spectacular views of the Lake. So here are a few pictures from our time away -

Our first evening there, I tested a new setting on my camera for night pictures.

As we were driving in to the city of Duluth on Saturday afternoon, Rachael claimed she saw a moose in one of the remote areas through which we were passing. I had a little bit of a hard time believing her (though they do have moose there), so it was an inside joke throughout our trip. That night as we were walking through the city window shopping, Rachael had me take a picture every time she spotted a "moose". So we had three "moose sightings" to add to her claim. :) Can you find them in the pictures below?

This was the view right outside our hotel. Can't get much better than this!

As I mentioned before, we were able to go biking a couple of times, once Sunday late afternoon and the other the very next morning. Our ride Monday morning was the longest (16 miles or so) and took us away from the noise of the city. It was gorgeous!

One of my other favorite past times was scanning the horizon for ships and watching them enter or leave the channel. The event always brought a crowd of tourists. The ships are huge! A camera can't do them justice. We actually saw the ship below both arrive and leave during the time we were there.