Can you find the Big Dipper? How about Arcturus?
This natural formation is called "The Sleeping Giant." Can you see him? The Sleeping Giant park is near Thunder Bay on Lake Superior.
In Ouimet Canyon there is an impressive natural stone sculpture that looks like a face with a neck and part of a body. In the Native American lore this face is that of the giant Omett, who stands guard over the grave of his lover. Wikipedia tells the story like this: "A long time ago, there was a giant Omett. He helped Nanabijou make mountains and lakes. Omett fell in love with Nanabijou's daughter Naiomi. One day, Omett was moving a mountain when part of it fell off and killed Naiomi. Omett quickly hid Naiomi. Nanabijou desperately looked for his daughter. When he sensed something underground, he sent a thunderbolt to split open the ground which created a canyon and he discovered his daughter at its bottom. He buried her there and to punish Omett he turned him into stone and put him on the canyon walls to watch Naiomi's grave forever."
When Emily and I stopped to see a movie in one of the city's we passed there were some great clouds. These are classified as mammatus clouds. It isn't the first time I've seen them, but it is the fist time I've gotten a good photo.
We stopped on the side of the road because there were some great clouds overhead. I really like this one.
View from the road.
Red Squirrel
Emily's van. We had stopped to take some pictures of the lake.
2nd cloud picture looks like a giant bird love it! The find the star one is kinda dark so I couldn't see very well. Looks like you has so much fun, the rock formations are great I could find what you saw. red squirrel is so cute!
ReplyDeletei loved the sleeping giant, i could see him! I agree with Trisha, couldnt see the find the star very well, too dark for my eyes. I love reading about your fun adventures. Pictures very beautiful of the clouds, squirrel and stone guy's face. (sorry cant remember who that was)..I like the legend about it though.
ReplyDeletei know this post is like old but i found the big dipper and arcturus! :-P I feel special!
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