Day 0: Visiting the Headwaters of the Huron River at Big Lake скачать в хорошем качестве

Day 0: Visiting the Headwaters of the Huron River at Big Lake

After about an hour drive and a bumpy ride down a dirt road, we came to the access gate that led to the outlet stream of Big Lake in Commerce Township. This outlet stream is one of two sources of the Huron’s headwaters - the other being in the Huron Swamp, which was the second stop on our trip. As we walked along this outlet stream, we were amazed by the plethora of flora and fauna that greeted us. Massive bass swam in the small outlet stream, and young green and wood frogs leapt away from us at every step. The shores were sprinkled with arrowroot, pickerelweed, and wild iris, and we marveled at the many crayfish burrows that made their presence known with small, muddy mounds. The water was clear and healthy, and the plants and animals that greeted us spoke to the health of these headwaters. Heather gathered a bit of this water in her copper kettle, we admired the scenery a bit longer, and then we were off to our next stop at Indian Springs Metropark.