Or maybe both?
This became a very different image after my developing error. I put this down as a happy accident. I think the flaws add to the character of the image.
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Structures
When I’m wandering around with a camera, I often find myself attracted to architecture. Buildings, landmarks or whatever happens to catch my eye.
Gooseberry Falls State Park #1
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In mid September I took a morning trip to Gooseberry Falls State Park to view the sunrise and to explore the Lake Superior ledge rock. Many of the shallow depressions were filled with water creating reflection pools.
Finally, the Trip Blog!
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As mentioned a while back, I took a trip to Maine and Acadia National Park in July. It was a three week adventure that took me from Duluth, MN across Canada, then Maine with a return via New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Niagara Falls and back through Michigan to Minnesota. Whew! What a trip. Not only did I see many great sights, but also had to deal with a few mishaps. Let’s get started.
The trip started the morning of July 16th. The travel trailer was loaded the night before and we were ready to roll by 9AM. Today’s tech makes trips like this easier…at least when the tech works. The trailer came with a rear view camera that not only has terrible image quality, it has a tendency to quit working at odd intervals and would have to be restarted often.
Our first stop would be the Munising Tourist Camp on the shore of Lake Superior. It’s only about five hours from home and we had time upon our arrival to set up camp before heading to our reservation for the Pictured Rocks boat tour. Note the awning, that will be part of the story in a moment.
While on the boat tour, we were not only treated to the beautiful sights of Pictured Rocks, we also had to weather a squall that surprised us.
When we left camp for the tour, we didn’t think about retracting our awning and when we arrived back at camp we discovered that the awning had been ripped from the camper by the wind. A very costly, newbie mistake. This meant that we spent the next three weeks of our trip without an awning. I’m grateful for the assistance of another camper who helped me remove the ripped canvas and tie up the awning arms for the trip.
After getting the awning stowed and a bit of breakfast, we took a quick walk on the beach and hit the road.
On to Canada and Manitoulin Island for a few nights.
More From the Ledge Rock
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On the Ledge Rock
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Remembering
Each year on November 10th, a ceremony is held at the Split Rock Lighthouse on the north shore of Lake Superior to commemorate the loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Normally, the light is not on during the year, however, a couple of times it gets turned on for special events.
A beautiful evening…
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Sunset At Jay Cooke State Park
Another Year Has Begun
2020 is behind us but, not all of the things we wish were in the past are. We are still living with many of the events that made the year do difficult to deal with and it seems we’ve a ways to go before we see better times. As we wait for the days to be more akin to what we have enjoyed in the past, I hope we can all find ways to continue creating and sharing the beauty of the world around us.
Nature will always inspires me to get out, seek the beauty and just spend time soaking in nature’s blessings. If outside is not an option, or I just want to try something different, I can find fun ways to play with light. I was presented with a set of lens balls for my birthday this year and have begun experimenting with them.
Opting Out Early
Ever since REI started the black Friday “Opt Outside” a number of years ago, I have participated each time. However, I made a scheduling error this year and had to opt out on Thanksgiving. Either way, I’m glad I could get outside, enjoy nature and capture a few photos along the way.
I have wanted to visit this iconic Lake Superior, north shore, location for some time and made it my first stop of the day. I was hoping for some clearing for the sunrise, but no luck. But, there was some good wave action and I chose to go with long exposure for the shot. I will return again to get the sunrise shot and also make a stop at the Devil Track river which is also on my bucket list for the north shore.
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