In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, autumn means an explosion of colors, cool temperatures, gorgeous sunsets and a special time to enjoy the beauty of God's country.
That's why we scheduled our Roadtreking Fall Foliage Boondocking Adventure for October, held in the Porcupine Wilderness State Park. We arrived in peak color and experienced wildly fluctuating temperature. On Monday it was in the low 70's F. Wednesday saw a cold front come through with temperatures that dropped to the upper 30's overnight.
By Thursday when the gathering ended, the color had peaked and a stiff northwest wind of Lake Superior was quickly starting to blow the leaves away. We spent our time hiking, taking photos, visiting around warm campfires and throughly enjoying one of the largest true wilderness tracts east of the Mississippi.
Scroll dow to find lots of the photos I took this week of fall in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. You can find more from many of the attendees on our Facebook Group – www.facebook.com/groups/roadtreking/
Courtney Lake in Octonagon CountyFog shrouds Courtney Lake in the early morningThe Sturgeon River in Baraga CountyOur Boondocking Spot in the Ottawa National ForestThe autumn splendor reflected in the window of our RoadtrekJennifer hiking the East River rail in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State ParkA Lake Superior sunsetBo playing in the forest leavesThe still of a small lake acts like a mirror to the treesCanyon FallsBo running along a wild stretch of Lake Superior shorelineMunising Falls
A great river hiking walk along the Presque Isle RiverA slow shutter capture of the rushing riverOne of the many falls along the Presque Isle River as it tumbles down to Lake Superior
This is Manabezho FallsGathered for our shared dish dinnerFall splendor showing one of the 30 RVs that we had for the gathering at the Presque Isle campground on Lake SuperiorBo and I explored the rock and woods strewn Lake Superior beach at the Presque Isle campgroundFall color paints the forest at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Michigan's UPMary Jane Curry, our RV Recipes columnist for the Roadtreking blog, did a cooking demo for our campersBo checks out the raging Presque Isle RiverAnother look from a hiking overlook at the forest in peak colorA wild, wind-shipper part of the Lake Superior shoreline
Mike Wendland is a multiple Emmy-award-winning Journalist, Podcaster, YouTuber, and Blogger, who has traveled with his wife, Jennifer, all over North America in an RV, sharing adventures and reviewing RV, Camping, Outdoor, Travel and Tech Gear for the past 12 years. They are leading industry experts in RV living and have written 18 travel books.
The Porcupine Mountains are in our back yard, as we live on the beautiful Keweenaw peninsula. And we just visited Munising Falls last Saturday. We’ve also camped at the Presque Isle campground a couple of times. You should come on up to the Keweenaw sometime! The Porkies and Munising are gorgeous, but life is even better north of the Houghton Hancock Bridge!
Right on, Joyce. Thanks for showing us such a great time when we did the Welcome Boondockers thing at your wonderful little hideaway on the Keweenaw Peninsula in early September. Too bad we were too early for the fall colors, but the KP was absolutely gorgeous, and your hospitality was off the charts!
October 17, 2016at6:55 am, Joyce Leeper O'Connell said:
The Porcupine Mountains are in our back yard, as we live on the beautiful Keweenaw peninsula. And we just visited Munising Falls last Saturday. We’ve also camped at the Presque Isle campground a couple of times. You should come on up to the Keweenaw sometime! The Porkies and Munising are gorgeous, but life is even better north of the Houghton Hancock Bridge!
October 17, 2016at12:32 pm, Mary Korbulic said:
Right on, Joyce. Thanks for showing us such a great time when we did the Welcome Boondockers thing at your wonderful little hideaway on the Keweenaw Peninsula in early September. Too bad we were too early for the fall colors, but the KP was absolutely gorgeous, and your hospitality was off the charts!
October 17, 2016at12:47 pm, Joyce Leeper O'Connell said:
We really enjoyed your visit, Mary! It was a real treat to have you!
October 16, 2016at10:21 pm, Bill said:
Wow! Just WOW! Those photos are stunning! Thank you for taking me along.