Day 17: 440 miles – Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisonsin and Munising, Michigan

Minnesota – 15,000+ Lakes, Wisconsin and Michigan
Northern forests and Lake Superior

Time to hit the road 
(After a refreshing swim)
260 miles to Munising

Nice night view of the stars,
after the mosquitoes went to bed

 The vastness of the Universe, and life beyond…

The earth has its inhabitants, the water and the air contain many living beings and all the elements have their nature spirits, then how is it possible to conceive that these stupendous stellar bodies are not inhabited? 
Verily, they are peopled, but let it be known that the dwellers accord with the elements of their respective spheres. These living beings do not have states of consciousness like unto those who live on the surface of this globe: the power of adaptation and environment moulds their bodies and states of consciousness, just as our bodies and minds are suited to our planet.

From a letter dated March 31, 1949, written on behalf of the Guardian to an individual believer, cited in McCulloch, Kenneth C, Mankind: Citizen of the Galaxy (Rings of Saturn Publishing: The Pas, 1985), p.238.


Tomorrow: Pictured Rocks National Park
and the final stretch home (380 miles)


NB: Any guesses at why they call Michigan the Great Lake State?
(we refer to our State as a mitten, wonder why?)