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From the Nose of Our Kayak Chapter 19: The Vast and Shallow

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From the Nose of Our Kayak Don & Janet Beasley Chapter 19: "The Vast and Shallow" Don prepares for an outing Our next adventure took place in an area of Michigan's UP known as The Shallows. The Shallows are near Naomikong River. It made for a wonderful day of hiking alongside and kayaking in the grand Lake Superior.  The Shallows' shoreline actually graces the rim of Whitefish Bay which is part of Lake Superior. We awoke to the smell of coffee brewing and bacon frying. After breakfast we were eager to get busy so we loaded up the #WildernessSystems T140 and the Sealoution and headed around the bay to our beach of choice...The Shallows.  We parked the kayaks and began our hike into the Naomikong forest. We soon found the area to be as beautiful as any "water and woods" area of the UP. We strolled along wild blueberry bushes, and found some interesting shaped trees. For me (Janet) it was a good thing we didn't see any bears...I'm not ...