Finally a Sunny Day in Marathon
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Well we finally had a couple of sunny days here in Marathon and I decided to get out and take some photo. I managed to take some interesting photos of Pebble Beach with all the ice from Lake Superior being washed ashore. The ice build up is quite impressive in some areas and can extend out over 100m from the shore.
La Fortuna
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We left San Jose yesterday and arrived in La Fortuna. We hired a guide to take us mountain biking around Arenal Volcano – it was great! The volcano is still active, and several times during our ride we could here it erupt – unfortunately, as this is the wet season in the rain forest, we could not actually see the top of the volcano, but the eruptions sounded a lot like thunder. Our guide was very good about explaining the history of the volcano to us. The last big eruption was in 1980 at 7:00 am – it spewed hot ash in a cloud around the volcano for 14 km, and killed 87 people in 2 villages that were destroyed. Five years later the side of the volcano was blown off by a lava eruption, and he showed us exactly where the flow went – it looked like a long, low hill that tapered out from the base of the volcano. The amazing thing is, if you weren´t told how recently the volcano had erupted, you would never know, as things grow so quickly in the rain forest that the village area and the lava flow are completely covered in full grown trees, tropical plants and flowers. The animals are all back, and the government has dammed a lake at the base of the volcano for hydro electric power.
Pukaskwa: Swinging Bridge Hike
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Well we loaded everyone up and headed to Pukaskwa National Park. Shelly, Joe, Scotty, Robin, Noel, and myself left Marathon around 9:30 am and started the 15 km hike to the swinging bridge along the coastal hiking trail. It was a beautiful sunny day, with a slight breeze when we were in open areas by the lake. The black flies and mosquitoes were brutal from time to time, but with lots of bug spray we managed. There was lots of bear sign on the trail out to the bridge as the bears seem to use the trail as their bathroom. We say several rabbits and a few chipmunks along the way.
Pukaskwa National Park
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Well yesterday Doug and I traveled to Pukaskwa national Park just out side of Marathon to take photos. It was a beautiful day with clear skies and moderate temperatures. We walked to Horseshoe Bay and then took the new trail to the left of the bay towards the mouth of the Pic River. Horseshoe Bay has a lot more beach front than last year, as the lake is down by about three feet. Mind you it is a beautiful sandy beach. The trail head that we took was at the end of the beach to the left.
Sturdee Cove and Carden Cove
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Today we drove down to Cardin Cove and walked the Voyageur Trail from Cardin Cove to Sturdy Cove beach and then up to the top on one of the many Lake Superior shore line hills. The beach at Cardin Cove was about 5 to 10m longer than last year due to the low water levels in Lake Superior and the water was a tropical aqua marine blue. I think Lake Superior will be know for some of the best beaches in the world if the lake keeps receding.
