{"id":13557,"date":"2019-10-20T11:16:48","date_gmt":"2019-10-20T16:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/?p=13557"},"modified":"2019-10-20T17:54:31","modified_gmt":"2019-10-20T22:54:31","slug":"porcupine-mountain-wilderness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/porcupine-mountain-wilderness\/","title":{"rendered":"PORCUPINE MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS SP, MI \u2013 Autumn Color #puremichigan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>PORCUPINE MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS<\/h1>\n<blockquote><p>The\u00a0Porcupine Mountains, or\u00a0Porkies, are a group of small mountains spanning the northwestern\u00a0Upper Peninsula of Michigan\u00a0in\u00a0Ontonagon\u00a0and\u00a0Gogebic\u00a0counties, near the shore of\u00a0Lake Superior. The Porcupine Mountains were named by the native\u00a0Ojibwa\u00a0people, supposedly because their silhouette had the shape of a crouching\u00a0porcupine.They are home to the most extensive stand of\u00a0old growth\u00a0northern hardwood\u00a0forest in North America west of the\u00a0Adirondack Mountains, spanning at least 31,000 acres. In these virgin forests, sugar maple,\u00a0American basswood,\u00a0eastern hemlock, and\u00a0yellow birch are the most abundant tree species.\u00a0\u00a0The area is part of the\u00a0Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. ~wikipedia<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0735.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"2019-10-14 UP MI D700-0735\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"2019-10-14 UP MI D700-0735\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13560\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/porcupine-mountain-wilderness\/2019-10-14-up-mi-d700-0735\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0735.jpg?fit=1632%2C1080\" data-orig-size=\"1632,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1570831856&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0027027027027027&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2019-10-14 UP MI D700-0735\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0735.jpg?fit=474%2C314\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13560 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0735.jpg?resize=474%2C314\" alt=\"Porcupine Mountain Wilderness\" width=\"474\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0735.jpg?resize=1080%2C715 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0735.jpg?resize=720%2C476 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0735.jpg?w=1632 1632w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0735.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0735.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The drive through the Porcupine Mountain Wilderness are was popping with color.\u00a0 We entered on the West side &#8211; Presque Isle River area.\u00a0 I was a lovely six hour drive from Red Wing, MN.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/traun-photo.com\\\/dan\\\/porcupine-mountain-wilderness\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:62155923}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 474px; height: 140px;\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-original-height=\"140\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 185px; height: 140px;\" data-original-width=\"185\" data-original-height=\"140\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/porcupine-mountain-wilderness\/2019-10-14-up-mi-d700-0702\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"181\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"136\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"13561\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0702.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1440,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1570826560&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2019-10-14 UP MI D700-0702\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0702.jpg?fit=720%2C540\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0702.jpg?fit=474%2C356\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0702.jpg?w=181&#038;h=136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0702.jpg?w=1440 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0702.jpg?resize=720%2C540 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0702.jpg?resize=1080%2C810 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0702.jpg?w=948 948w\" width=\"181\" height=\"136\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"181\" data-original-height=\"136\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"2019-10-14 UP MI D700-0702\" alt=\"PORCUPINE MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS\" style=\"width: 181px; height: 136px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 289px; height: 140px;\" data-original-width=\"289\" data-original-height=\"140\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/porcupine-mountain-wilderness\/2019-10-14-up-mi-d700-0703\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"285\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"136\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"13562\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0703.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2268,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1570826561&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2019-10-14 UP MI D700-0703\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0703.jpg?fit=720%2C343\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0703.jpg?fit=474%2C226\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0703.jpg?w=285&#038;h=136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0703.jpg?w=2268 2268w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0703.jpg?resize=720%2C343 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0703.jpg?resize=1080%2C514 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0703.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0703.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" width=\"285\" height=\"136\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"285\" data-original-height=\"136\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"2019-10-14 UP MI D700-0703\" alt=\"PORCUPINE MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS\" style=\"width: 285px; height: 136px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<h2>WEST SIDE<\/h2>\n<p>The Presque Isle River water falls are short hikes from the main road with ample parking places.\u00a0 There are quite a few stairs on one of the hikes.\u00a0 Another occasion to get the puppy-kids out of car for a walk.\u00a0 This Michigan state park was a bit more pet-friendly compared to WI and MN, where you are limited to an area or certain trails.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/traun-photo.com\\\/dan\\\/porcupine-mountain-wilderness\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:62155923}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 474px; height: 200px;\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-original-height=\"200\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 474px; height: 200px;\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-original-height=\"200\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/porcupine-mountain-wilderness\/2019-10-14-up-mi-d700-0715\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"470\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"196\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"13566\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0715.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2592,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1570827510&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2019-10-14 UP MI D700-0715\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0715.jpg?fit=720%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0715.jpg?fit=474%2C198\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0715.jpg?w=470&#038;h=196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0715.jpg?w=2592 2592w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0715.jpg?resize=720%2C300 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0715.jpg?resize=1080%2C450 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0715.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0715.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" width=\"470\" height=\"196\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"470\" data-original-height=\"196\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"2019-10-14 UP MI D700-0715\" alt=\"PORCUPINE MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS\" style=\"width: 470px; 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height: 133px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>The most striking geological feature of the Porcupine Mountains is the long basalt and conglomerate escarpment parallel to the Lake Superior shore and overlooking Lake of the Clouds, a continuation of the same copper-bearing bedrock found farther northeast on the Keweenaw Peninsula. A second ridge farther inland, on the other side of Lake of the Clouds, includes Summit Peak, the highest point in the mountains at 1,958 feet.\u00a0 Rivers, waterfalls, swamps, and lakes lie between the rocky outcroppings. There are a number of waterfalls on the Presque Isle River in the extreme western side of the park. ~wikipedia<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>EAST SIDE<\/h2>\n<p>Lake of the Clouds Overlook is accessible from the East t side of the park.\u00a0 It is hard to beat the view from here.\u00a0 \u00a0This area is wheelchair accessible via a long ramp.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/traun-photo.com\\\/dan\\\/porcupine-mountain-wilderness\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:62155923}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 474px; height: 130px;\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-original-height=\"130\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 174px; height: 130px;\" data-original-width=\"174\" data-original-height=\"130\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item 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XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1570830652&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2019-10-14 UP MI D700-0737\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0737.jpg?fit=720%2C275\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0737.jpg?fit=474%2C181\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0737.jpg?w=309&#038;h=118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0737.jpg?w=2829 2829w, 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panorama.\u00a0 My phone was all over the place in that wind.\u00a0 You can see by the weather map below; although Lake Superior is a cold lake, this time of year it&#8217;s relatively warm and turn that snow right into rain.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/untitled-0762.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"untitled-0762\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"untitled-0762\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13578\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/porcupine-mountain-wilderness\/untitled-0762\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/untitled-0762.jpg?fit=2040%2C1080\" data-orig-size=\"2040,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-13582\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0760.jpg?resize=474%2C632\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0760.jpg?resize=810%2C1080 810w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0760.jpg?resize=540%2C720 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0760.jpg?w=1080 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-14-UP-MI-D700-0760.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Views: 221<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PORCUPINE MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS The\u00a0Porcupine Mountains, or\u00a0Porkies, are a group of small mountains spanning the northwestern\u00a0Upper Peninsula of 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