The photo below shows the bus line at the lakeshore park area in Mackinaw City. There is a line of people in the foreground, as you can see, but there is a line way in the background (part of the same line) stretching off the edge of the photo to the left.
We finally did get a bus, to take us from Mackinaw City across the Straits of Mackinac over the bridge to St. Ignace, so we could walk back south to Mackinaw City over the bridge. The bus moved at what seemed to be a walking pace in the left northbound lane, while walkers flowed by the thousands by us walking the wrong way on the southbound lane The buses were of a vast fleet of school buses apparently drawn from school districts in a 100 mile radius.
Among the walkers that passed us were a few clowns, Mr. Incredible, and Wonder Woman .
At last the busses deposited us by the toll plaza on the north edge of the bridge. After this, there was a long wait by huge rows of porta-johns. Because after waiting in line and being on a bus for a few hours, who wouldn't want to go? The porta-johns were provided by a company named "Stenford Sitters". I have a pretty good guess what the employees of this company call their plastic outhouses.
Finally, the start of the five mile walk across the bridge. It was rather crowded, and there was a lot of jostling. For quite a ways at the start, we were walking in heavy fog.
At last the northernmost of the two bridge towers appeared as the fog cleared, and we got nearer to it.
Photographed from below, it is hard to tell what the tower is, isn't it? There were also guys standing on the high crossbeams of the towers.
Many police and coast guard boats patrolled the water below the bridge, keeping things secure and probably watching for jumpers too.
There must have been hundreds of army guys standing around too. This one almost looks like is leaning against the northbound Airstream trailer.
At last we got back to Mackinaw City. The beach was crowded. And now it was time to walk a couple of miles and try to find the car.
7 comments:
Oh that looks like fun! I love to walk in the fog, though its not that safe generally speaking. I like the way sound is warped by it.
I don't know if I could deal with walking above the water like that though. I get very nervous over water and in that open expanse sort of situation. Good for you that you did it!
Wonderful post and photos dmarks. Thanks for sharing them.
It sounds like one of those adventures that was quite a lot of trouble, but well worth it.
I may never get to Michigan, but posts and photos like this help me feel a part of somewhere besides here.
How cool. Thanks for sharing those photos.
Thanks!
Great pics. I'm scared of clowns, but I'd like to meet Mr. Incredible.
Hi, I am Mr. Incredible.
Wonder Woman and I had so much fun at the 2009 Bridge Walk that we will be back next year... hopefully with more characters.
We will be up at the Mackinac Island 8 mile run on Sat, Sep 12th and most likely the bridge run on 10/10/09.
If you want to see where we will be check out my website. We have only just begun to sign up for runs and walks.
We will also be at the Harvest Fest Whitmore Lake on Spe 25 & 26. They ask us to set up a table/booth and we will be available for pictures.
I was on the cutter Mackinaw in the '80's and sailed under it many times.
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