Day 5 was very productive early on, but plans had to change as the day went on. It was an odd night of sleep for me, not for external factors, I just could seem to get comfortable. The area was quiet since the casino closed at 1 AM. I managed to get an interrupted 5 hours of sleep, but it didn’t seem to hinder the day. Since we got up early, we were on the road by around 7 AM.

The first stop of the day was a rest area on US-41. Sounds relatively boring, right? Well not at all correct. We managed to get in a 1.5 mile hike (round trip) to a gorgeous waterfall (Canyon Falls – the picture from the Facebook post from that day). We met Agent F (Men In Black reference, but really was a cute pug named Sadie) while there. While leaving the rest area we witnessed a dog bolt from one guy’s car to another dog guy’s car and hop in. It was hilarious . . . I guess you had to be there.

Since we were so much ahead of time with the early start, we decided to take our time on Black River Scenic Byway. The first hike to the falls took about an hour, as did the subsequent two. Check out the gallery page for some of the amazing shots. We were about to go on a third hike when a downpour put an end to that. Unfortunately we had to miss one or two more great waterfalls because of this. So we set off in the pouring rain to our next destination. We met a great couple from South Dakota that gave us some tips on what to see around the country. Thanks Fred and Janine!

We drove to Bayfield Wisconsin with the hope to take the Sunset cruise to the Apostle Islands. Unfortunately, visibility was not that great (awful for someone who wants to take pictures) we decided to forgo the excursion. We drove for a while and found a Way Side stop that had electricity available to us. The Cornucopia Museum was a great place as it kept the rain off of us. What is it with our outdoor cooking time seems to be raining? Oh well, it was a great meal and it gave me time to blog. I haven’t had any signal that allows me to tether, so it might be another day before things get uploaded.

The Upper Peninsula is a great place to visit. It does not disappoint. They have tons of ATV trails, snowmobile trails in the winter, and so much nature to explore. I will definitely be back in the not too distant future. Tonight we are back at Walmart in Duluth, MN.