All posts filed under: Landscape
Mackinac Bridge
Mackinac Bridge, long-span suspension bridge, spanning the Mackinac Straits from the Upper to the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, is the third longest suspension bridge in the United States, after the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge; it is the 25th longest in the world. It was built in 1950’s and open for […]
Saint Ignace, Michigan
St. Ignace is located along Lake Huron in the Upper Peninsula on the northern side of the Straits of Mackinac. St. Ignace serves as a gateway to the state’s Upper Peninsula for travellers coming from the Lower Peninsula, as the city is at the north end of the Mackinac Bridge, opposite of Mackinaw […]
Hiawatha National Forest – 3 – Seney NWR
We visited Seney National Widlife Refuge (NWR) not too far from Munising. The landscapes were beautiful with some showing of fall colors. However, we did not see many birds except some trumpeter swans scattered in different ponds in the Refuge.
Hiawatha National Forest – 1 – Moccasin Lake
Hiawatha National Forest covers much land area of the Upper Michigan Peninsula and it is the place to explore the beauty of fall colors. Our first area to explore was the Moccasin Lake, only a shore drive from Munising where we stayed. The fall colors […]
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
We stayed at Munising, MI on Lake Superior for four days as a base to tour the Upper Michigan Peninsula, especially to explore the foliage in Hiawatha National Forest. But first to tour the nearby Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore anf Laughing Whitefish Waterfalls.
Door County, WI and Escabana, MI
Our next destination of the Upper Michigan tour was a day trip to Door County, WI then entering Michican by staying overnight at Escabana. We began to see the fall colors here.
Chicago Botanical Gardens
We visited Chicago Botanical Gardens for half of day. It’s a beautiful place to wander around and enjoy all different kinds of blooming flowers. We were lucky to see a Corpse Flower Taman in display on the first day. I was most impressed with the […]
Chicago River Walk
Our second stop on the way to Upper Michigan Peninsula was the Windy City Chicago. We enjoyed the River Walk that provided great opportunity to appreciate many magnificent skycrapers of Chicago.
Indiana National Sand Dunes Park
We drove about 3,000 mile in the past 17 days to tour Upper Michigan Peninsula for fall leaf peeping. Our first stop was the newly designated National Park, the Indiana National Sand Dunes Park on Lake Michigan shore.
I LOVE New York
In memory of 20th anniversary of 9/11, I’d like to post some of my favorite NYC pictures that I took in the past. I took these NYC skylines from various spots, namely, Brooklyn, Ney Jersey, Brooklyn Bridge, Crsise Ship around Manhattan.
Sunrise at Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe made the news in the last few days because the Caldor fire has swept arcoss South Lake causing massive evacuation of home owners and tourists. I hope it has not destroyed the beauty of the lake. We visited the Lake exactly 10 years […]
Stephen Hung Photography 