great sand bay
have i mentioned how much i love lake superior?
my sister helen and i went to great sand bay one afternoon to take pictures. the water seemed astonishingly warm. i don’t recall that side of the lake ever getting warm in all the years i lived there. i only remember icy waters. not that lake superior ever really got that warm anywhere – i was much tougher skinned then and could actually swim in cold water – but that was definitely one of the colder sections.
(the thought of icy waters reminds me of a time i jumped into devil’s washtub, down the way from great sand bay, one fourth of july. i don’t know a good way to describe devil’s washtub, except to say that it’s on a rocky cliff side of the lake and there is a hole, surrounded by rock, with an opening near the bottom where the lake comes in and out. that day, i jumped in without checking the water temperature first. it was so cold that when i hit the water, i couldn’t breathe, and i bobbed up and down in the water, slightly panicking and trying desperately to catch my breath so i could climb out again.)
These images are absolutely gorgeous, Elizabeth! I love how some have an almost abstract quality. So easy to see why you love this lake so much. :o) Happy Week, my friend ((HUGS))
i absolutely love the last two photos.
and i couldn’t tell you why.
the sunlight . . . the stones . . .
they just make me smile. perfect.
and i don’t understand why they don’t call
lake superior a “sea.”
there are many seas in this world that are smaller!
i only knew it to be icy cold too!
((((love)))) these photos, thanks for posting
Tracy: Happy week to you!
Tammy: I wonder if seas have to be salty. I’m trying to think of a non-salty one but nothing is coming to mind.
Chandra: You’re welcome!
oh, yes, your photos bring me back…. one year when we were there, it was exceptionally warm and we were able to swim in the lake, but most of the time I can’t handle it! (Lake Michigan can be wonderfully warm, tho)
I think this is the first year I have not gone back there… I do miss it.