A beautiful frosty day on the ridges of Grand Portage in northeast Minnesota. Photo was taken from the Mt. Sophie fire tower. Mt. Maude can be seen in the distance (the other snow-capped ridge near the upper left of the photo). I sure do love the varied terrain that we have up here. It provides for some stunning beauty no matter what season it is!
Here's a little blue sky beauty and some snowy trees for you. I just love it when the sun comes out in the winter and there is fresh snow on the trees! Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! It's going to be pretty warm today, so get outside and enjoy it :-)
Here is another recent photo taking advantage of the beautiful moonlight we've had. This photo was made in the Superior National Forest north of Tofte, MN. I was driving through Superior National Forest in the middle of the night hoping to see some northern lights when I came across these two birch trees flanking the road. They really caught my eye and I thought they might make for a nice photo, so here it is!
(FYI - There is no actual Avenue of the Birches, that is just my title for this photo)
I love being outside at night. Especially on nights that are lit by the light of a half-moon or quarter-moon. The illumination provided by the moonlight helps light things up so you can see, yet the moonlight is not so powerful that it washes out the view of the stars. It sure makes for some nice photos too. I was out recently on just such a night and found this nice stand of trees that was illuminated from behind by the moon. There was also the slightest glow of northern lights visible behind the trees on the right side of the photo. If you haven't spent time in the woods on a night like this, I urge you to do so. It's an experience you'll never forget!
It's been nice to get back out with the camera at night this past week, seems like it's been a long time since I've done that. This photo was made on a beautiful moonlit night along the Sawbill Trail in the Superior National Forest. I really liked the long tree shadows being cast across the road by the moonlight.
Another photo from my moonlight fat bike ride the other night. This one was taken before the northern lights came out. I was pedaling down this beautiful forest road bathed in moonlight with a brisk air temp of minus 10 degrees Fahrenheit. It was a surreal experience!
We got a few inches of wet, sloppy snow last night. But, on my way to work early this morning the highway was already cleared by the ever-vigilant MNDOT (Minnesota Department of Transportation) crews that work hard at keeping our highways maintained. And, for some reason, I really like taking pictures of plow trucks doing their thing! Here is a picture I took a while back of a MNDOT plow clearing the highway through Grand Portage. Jessica was driving, I was sitting in the passenger seat and shot this photo through the windshield.
