Beachside camping again tonight at perhaps the best site thus far, right on the beach and spacious yet secluded.
The hike here was shorter than yesterday, only about 8 miles. I can understand why people don’t like the Lake Superior Trail. If we weren’t here at the perfect time of year, the mud and bugs would be too much. A lot of it was pretty unpleasant due to the swampiness and near overgrowth. But at other times we enjoyed walking along the beach and through the diverse woods on paths of granite, basalt, and shale stones.
Birch trees are common in this area and share the woods with maples, oaks, firs, pines, and other species. We found a fallen birch tree near the path down to our campsite and made some nice logs out of it.
