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As requested (@John Morrow) here's a TR from our Pictured Rocks trip a few years ago (June 2017). Pictured Rocks is a long, narrow park along Lake Superior with wonderful rock formations, gigantic dunes, waterfalls, sandy beaches, streams, forests, a lighthouse, etc. The first time our family went in 2008, our boys were young and we just did short hikes and the boat tour out of Munising where you can see the rock formations from the water. On this trip, we went with another couple and hiked most of the 40-ish mile trail along the coast. Since we had two cars, we left one at the Munising Visitor Center where we'd finish at the western end and drove to our start at the Log Slide near Grand Sable Visitor Center at the eastern end. The trail has almost no elevation change. Occasionally you go along a road or by a campground, but most of the time you're along the edge of the cliff, down on the beach, or in the woods. There were some very muddy sections in the woods! Campsites were reserved in advance.
Day 1 - Start at Log Slide and hike to Seven Mile (9.1 miles)
Day 2 - Seven Mile to Chapel Beach (11.6 miles)
Day 3 - Chapel Beach to Cliffs (10 miles)
Day 4 - Cliffs to Munising (6.4 miles)
Here are some pics of the scenery. (There were some great shots with our friends, but I don't feel like getting their permission to post so am only including these.)
Grand Sable Dunes
![19466385_10213746200398890_7714713012879807224_o.jpg 19466385_10213746200398890_7714713012879807224_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90976-41d7537b7d4cd3c409d67dc9361722a1.jpg)
![19453075_10213740955219553_6256942322264800316_o.jpg 19453075_10213740955219553_6256942322264800316_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90960-9aab5dee1102f13789c092e75a42d7de.jpg)
Down by the water
![19488900_10213740955939571_3988381379691054213_o.jpg 19488900_10213740955939571_3988381379691054213_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90959-ef1d3ec1ad06561e7ba8ec18dfe7d2db.jpg)
Chapel Beach
![19488699_10213746234639746_2730537097602070683_o.jpg 19488699_10213746234639746_2730537097602070683_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90975-3058c15b98935250a106c04af6929c69.jpg)
Fabulous tree on top of Chapel Rock (the photo doesn't show it well, but the roots are to the right of the rock, spanning the empty space to the adjacent land)
![19453094_10213740951979472_5444180637856979145_o.jpg 19453094_10213740951979472_5444180637856979145_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90966-59013a59a7f5688ed586505298f65249.jpg)
Views from our campsite near Chapel Beach
![19453176_10213740957939621_5174097417836719763_o.jpg 19453176_10213740957939621_5174097417836719763_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90957-b4d1c784222ee9ab407f4a397687bbc4.jpg)
![19488507_10213740958259629_2161655988433393057_o.jpg 19488507_10213740958259629_2161655988433393057_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90956-c2ec6d22c66586aa90096ccc199e9075.jpg)
Tannin makes the river water reddish brown![19477360_10213746257160309_6082471084545863580_o.jpg 19477360_10213746257160309_6082471084545863580_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90974-a77fa41de43246b585e4366e61806e1d.jpg)
![19575173_10213740950539436_6988131971393980471_o.jpg 19575173_10213740950539436_6988131971393980471_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90968-0f691aca386b102b1044d0bd222643e4.jpg)
If I remember correctly, these scenes are at or near Grand Portal Point
![19577241_10213740952139476_5126563748122429862_o.jpg 19577241_10213740952139476_5126563748122429862_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90965-d167addde205ff09a5d905b14cde6aa3.jpg)
![19575253_10213740953579512_2054695720083897426_o.jpg 19575253_10213740953579512_2054695720083897426_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90964-74d22efedb8c6edeb1e0fb38aca67bab.jpg)
![19620389_10213740953979522_465618718882270300_o.jpg 19620389_10213740953979522_465618718882270300_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90963-1dcacf34ce70bc087f0d5e33a4cef55f.jpg)
![19452924_10213740958939646_8200237327004371232_o.jpg 19452924_10213740958939646_8200237327004371232_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90954-87f0e59742294b3e7c968b707ed941c3.jpg)
Spray Falls
![19488878_10213740951739466_7563177207733497841_o.jpg 19488878_10213740951739466_7563177207733497841_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90967-b08813dc79567f94ee11ce67b0f35e33.jpg)
Miner's Castle
![19575254_10213740954979547_5276109375319727179_o.jpg 19575254_10213740954979547_5276109375319727179_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90961-1073d9ad11003d1d9a0016a826642fc8.jpg)
Lots of beautiful flowers and fungi in the woods. I was excited to see Lady's Slipper!
![19577064_10213746155637771_8362574009771637636_o.jpg 19577064_10213746155637771_8362574009771637636_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90972-57bd7f170c5058d288771b7ce31b0b31.jpg)
![19575027_10213746095236261_4848017387446818193_o.jpg 19575027_10213746095236261_4848017387446818193_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90971-14c030bbebb09ec118d77a83b3e6d153.jpg)
![19466656_10213746115316763_5682439290312479706_o.jpg 19466656_10213746115316763_5682439290312479706_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90970-504364d72bceadde7a2d2f51ecebb662.jpg)
We went through a LOT of mud. This was our end of trip photo!
![19620330_10213746117796825_5405346628321758450_o.jpg 19620330_10213746117796825_5405346628321758450_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90969-290dc292c46e08880b709311bbfd96fc.jpg)
Day 1 - Start at Log Slide and hike to Seven Mile (9.1 miles)
Day 2 - Seven Mile to Chapel Beach (11.6 miles)
Day 3 - Chapel Beach to Cliffs (10 miles)
Day 4 - Cliffs to Munising (6.4 miles)
Here are some pics of the scenery. (There were some great shots with our friends, but I don't feel like getting their permission to post so am only including these.)
Grand Sable Dunes
![19466385_10213746200398890_7714713012879807224_o.jpg 19466385_10213746200398890_7714713012879807224_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90976-41d7537b7d4cd3c409d67dc9361722a1.jpg)
![19453075_10213740955219553_6256942322264800316_o.jpg 19453075_10213740955219553_6256942322264800316_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90960-9aab5dee1102f13789c092e75a42d7de.jpg)
Down by the water
![19488900_10213740955939571_3988381379691054213_o.jpg 19488900_10213740955939571_3988381379691054213_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90959-ef1d3ec1ad06561e7ba8ec18dfe7d2db.jpg)
Chapel Beach
![19488699_10213746234639746_2730537097602070683_o.jpg 19488699_10213746234639746_2730537097602070683_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90975-3058c15b98935250a106c04af6929c69.jpg)
Fabulous tree on top of Chapel Rock (the photo doesn't show it well, but the roots are to the right of the rock, spanning the empty space to the adjacent land)
![19453094_10213740951979472_5444180637856979145_o.jpg 19453094_10213740951979472_5444180637856979145_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90966-59013a59a7f5688ed586505298f65249.jpg)
Views from our campsite near Chapel Beach
![19453176_10213740957939621_5174097417836719763_o.jpg 19453176_10213740957939621_5174097417836719763_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90957-b4d1c784222ee9ab407f4a397687bbc4.jpg)
![19488507_10213740958259629_2161655988433393057_o.jpg 19488507_10213740958259629_2161655988433393057_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90956-c2ec6d22c66586aa90096ccc199e9075.jpg)
Tannin makes the river water reddish brown
![19477360_10213746257160309_6082471084545863580_o.jpg 19477360_10213746257160309_6082471084545863580_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90974-a77fa41de43246b585e4366e61806e1d.jpg)
![19575173_10213740950539436_6988131971393980471_o.jpg 19575173_10213740950539436_6988131971393980471_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90968-0f691aca386b102b1044d0bd222643e4.jpg)
If I remember correctly, these scenes are at or near Grand Portal Point
![19577241_10213740952139476_5126563748122429862_o.jpg 19577241_10213740952139476_5126563748122429862_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90965-d167addde205ff09a5d905b14cde6aa3.jpg)
![19575253_10213740953579512_2054695720083897426_o.jpg 19575253_10213740953579512_2054695720083897426_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90964-74d22efedb8c6edeb1e0fb38aca67bab.jpg)
![19620389_10213740953979522_465618718882270300_o.jpg 19620389_10213740953979522_465618718882270300_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90963-1dcacf34ce70bc087f0d5e33a4cef55f.jpg)
![19452924_10213740958939646_8200237327004371232_o.jpg 19452924_10213740958939646_8200237327004371232_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90954-87f0e59742294b3e7c968b707ed941c3.jpg)
Spray Falls
![19488878_10213740951739466_7563177207733497841_o.jpg 19488878_10213740951739466_7563177207733497841_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90967-b08813dc79567f94ee11ce67b0f35e33.jpg)
Miner's Castle
![19575254_10213740954979547_5276109375319727179_o.jpg 19575254_10213740954979547_5276109375319727179_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90961-1073d9ad11003d1d9a0016a826642fc8.jpg)
Lots of beautiful flowers and fungi in the woods. I was excited to see Lady's Slipper!
![19577064_10213746155637771_8362574009771637636_o.jpg 19577064_10213746155637771_8362574009771637636_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90972-57bd7f170c5058d288771b7ce31b0b31.jpg)
![19575027_10213746095236261_4848017387446818193_o.jpg 19575027_10213746095236261_4848017387446818193_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90971-14c030bbebb09ec118d77a83b3e6d153.jpg)
![19466656_10213746115316763_5682439290312479706_o.jpg 19466656_10213746115316763_5682439290312479706_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90970-504364d72bceadde7a2d2f51ecebb662.jpg)
We went through a LOT of mud. This was our end of trip photo!
![19620330_10213746117796825_5405346628321758450_o.jpg 19620330_10213746117796825_5405346628321758450_o.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/90/90969-290dc292c46e08880b709311bbfd96fc.jpg)