The Intrepid HPC Hikers
Backpack South Manitou Island.
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Thursday night dinner stop at West Branch exit of I-75

Thursday night dinner stop at West Branch exit of I-75

Taken from the ferry as we approached the dock on the island Friday morning.

Friday morning in Leeland, waiting until it is time to board the ferry and depart.
Taken just after unloading from the ferry Friday morning.
Taken just after unloading from the ferry Friday morning.

Near the unloading area Friday morning.
Taken as we began the 1.5-mile hike to our campsites Friday morning.
Friday, during the hike from the drop-off point to our campsites.

The beach near our campsites Friday afternoon.
The Cook’s campsite.
The Lyles’ campsite.

Friday, hiking near Florence Lake, a small lake on the south side of the island.
Friday, during a hike.
Walking near the shore of Florence Lake, a small lake on the island.

Friday, during a hike.
Friday, hiking in the woods.
Friday, looking down from a sandy bluff to the beach below.

Friday, looking from the beach back up the bluff.
Friday, posing in front of the “Francisco Morazan,” shipwrecked in1960.
Friday, near the shipwreck.

Queen of the rock, Friday afternoon.
The Lyles’ campsite, Friday evening.
The Jackson’s campsite, Friday evening.

The "hanging tree" at the Cook campsite, where items were hung to dry or to keep from crawling critters.
Relaxing and reading away from the mosquitoes.
Hiking to the old farms, Saturday morning.

Hiking to the old farms, Saturday morning.
The remnants of old farming implements, Saturday morning.
The remnants of old farming implements, Saturday morning.

The remnants of old hay mower, Saturday morning.
The remnants of old hay mower, Saturday morning.
A new use for an old farming implement.

Saturday morning, at the cemetery near the farms in the island's interior.  The cross in the foreground contains an unknown skeleton found on the dunes in 1933.
Saturday morning, as we hiked to the old farms.
Saturday morning, as we hiked to the old farms.

We stopped to eat lunch at one of the old farms on Saturday.
A white spider with its prey, Saturday afternoon.
Walking through one of the old farmyards, Saturday afternoon.

Hiking the loop around the old farms, Saturday afternoon.
Climbing the foundation of an old barn, Saturday afternoon.
Inside the foundation of an old barn, Saturday afternoon.

A building at one of the old farms, Saturday afternoon.
Inside the foundation of an old barn, Saturday afternoon.
Saturday, stretching after eating lunch on the trail.

The large boat found abandoned in the interior of the island, miles away from the water.
Saturday afternoon, walking through the old farm fields.
An old farming field, returned to nature, Saturday afternoon.

Posing by a bizarre old growth cedar tree on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday afternoon, hiking to the old growth cedars.
One of the old cedars, Saturday afternoon.

A Saturday afternoon pose in front of a fallen old growth cedar, which is 6 feet in diameter.
A view from atop the sand dunes, Saturday afternoon.
A view from atop the sand dunes, Saturday afternoon.

A view from atop the sand dunes, Saturday afternoon.
A view from atop the sand dunes, Saturday afternoon.
On the sand dunes, Saturday afternoon.

The trail to the dunes, Saturday afternoon.
The trail to the dunes, Saturday afternoon.
The trail to the dunes, Saturday afternoon.

Climbing the dunes, Saturday afternoon.
On the sand dunes, Saturday afternoon.
On the sand dunes, Saturday afternoon.

On the sand dunes, Saturday afternoon.
On the sand dunes, Saturday afternoon.
On the sand dunes, Saturday afternoon.

On the sand dunes, Saturday afternoon.
Saturday evening, around the campfire.
Sunday morning, hiking back to the ferry pickup point.

Sunday morning, hiking back to the ferry pickup point.
Sunday morning, in front of the lighthouse.
Sunday morning, in front of the lighthouse.

A seagull floats in the wind just outside the lighthouse, Sunday morning.
Resting near the lighthouse, Sunday morning.
A monarch butterfly caterpillar, Sunday morning.

Scenes from inside the visitor's center Sunday morning.
Scenes from inside the visitor's center Sunday morning.
Sunday morning on the ferry.