Valley of the Beavers

 

These beavers sure picked an awesome place to live!  A beautiful lodge set between two ridges covered with pine and aspen trees. 

The book signing events continue!

 

Another fun and successful book signing event yesterday at Stone Harbor Wilderness Supply in Grand Marais, MN! Sold out before my scheduled time was up! Once Stone Harbor sold out, people were going to Drury Lane Books and Lake Superior Trading Post to buy copies then bringing them back to Stone Harbor for me to sign. But no worries... more books are on the way! Thank you all for the incredible support you've shown for the release of Spirits Dancing, published by Minnesota Historical Society Press. 

Also today, the episode of Light Pollution News that I was asked to be a panelist on, was published and is now available for streaming! It's a lengthy podcast, but is jam-packed full of useful and interesting information that will be sure to give you a lot to think about. You can check it out here:

https://lightpollutionnews.com/podcast/vip-session-under-the-bridge/

Light Pollution News podcast!

 

The episode of Light Pollution News that I was asked to be a guest on came out today! The episodes are lengthy, but jam-packed full of good and insightful information. Definitely gives you a lot to think about. It's up now on the Light Pollution News website, and will be available to podcast outlets tomorrow, December 4th. 

https://lightpollutionnews.com/podcast/vip-session-under-the-bridge/

Book Launch and Exhibit Opening!

 

Awesome time last night at Mill City Museum in Minneapolis, MN celebrating the launch of my new book in collaboration with Annette Lee: "Spirits Dancing - The Night Sky, Indigenous Knowledge, & Spiritual Connections to the Cosmos". Thank you Minnesota Historical Society Press, for publishing the book and for hosting an amazing launch event!

Night Sky Reflections

 

Lake Superior shoreline along the lakewalk section of the Superior Hiking Trail near Hovland, MN. 

It's that time of year when we are socked in with clouds more often than not, so I like to look back at older images of clear nights and star-filled skies. This night is a fond memory, as I made several nice images of the sky. The air and lake were so calm. 

Last Light at Hollow Rock

 

This is a little different style of composition than what I typically do. I just couldn't resist putting all of that water in the foreground.  I usually compose my images to show more of the sky, but the colors and textures in the surface of Lake Superior really caught my eye in this scene. Plus, there wasn't a whole lot going on in the sky anyway, other than the clouds that you do see just above the horizon. 

November Sunset on Lake Superior

I've been a little under the weather lately so I haven't been getting out shooting much. Today, though, it was a little warmer than most recent days so I had to get out and catch the sunset. I was glad I did, because it was beautiful!  I put my back to the sun as it was setting and shot this scene looking to the east.  The clouds were lit up nice and warm from the sun as it was dropping below the horizon.