The Dead River Falls Adventure!

     Located two miles west of Marquette lies the Dead River falls, a series of falls and rapids that also include several dams on the Dead River above and below the stretch with the falls. With beautiful scenic views and the occasional thimbleberry bush along the way to the larger falls, what could be better? The only difficult obstacle was the....um..whole way there...? Let's just say that the trip to the larger falls was not your average walk in the park. Not only were there rocks, boulders, tree roots, and lots of trees in the way, but also slanted, steep mountain-like hills to climb up and down. But there were more than just climbs as obstacles; lots and lots of odd cuts needed to be made(for us at least, cuz we kinda started off on the wrong side of the river when we got to the falls)in order to make it to the falls. 

      But in the end, it was all worth it. With the beautiful scenery and a nice dip in the clean, refreshing water when we got to the falls, I was won over. On our way to the falls, we had to overcome several obstacles, and one of those obstacles was having to cross the river(like I said earlier, we accidentally started on the wrong side of the river). Finding a good spot to cross was not the easiest considering the fact that none of the rocks full-on led to the other side of the river and none of us were really up for getting wet in the river(except for lucky little Mei, who had water shoes on), but in the end, we ended up having to take the risk. While we were climbing the rocks, dad wanted a picture so Meilee and I both sat on a rock, so as I placed my hand on the rock, I felt something sharp, and as I looked down to inspect the odd sharp object, I flinched, thinking that the thing that the item used to be connected to was still connected to it and that the whole thing was there. 

      When I finally realized that it wasn't connected/alive, I picked it up. It was a crayfish claw!

Pretty cool, huh? :D

Anyway, when we finally made it to the falls we decided to take a break and we ended up taking a dip. Not only was the water quite refreshing, but we also had the chance to jump off the rocks near by the waterfall and dive in, which was a pretty great experience. On our way back, we hopped rocks to get back to the other side and picked(well, more like I picked)some thimbleberries.

      Anyways, it was a really awesome trail and being able to witness the beautiful falls as they cascade over the sharp jagged rock edges was truly an amazing sight to behold.

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