mid-afternoon breeze
roughens the sky blue water
as the canoes cross
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Not ready to be home
September 2, 2007
(Jordan Lake Narrows)
Rosie and I just got back from a great three-night trip to the Boundary Waters with a crew of four rookie Californians (and one rookie dog). I’ll post more words and photos soon.
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St. Croix Postcard II
July 17, 2007
The Arcola High Bridge was added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1977. Experts have called this bridge the most spectacular multi-span steel arch bridge in the world. Others compare the magnificent steel work to that of Eiffel’s creations in France. Despite the history and national listing, this amazing bridge […]
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Solstice Sunset
June 22, 2007
Dogs will run and swim themselves nearly to death given the opportunity.
A perfectly flat hiking trail is a pleasure all its own.
Where the trout-less Trout Brook at Afton State Park enters the St. Croix, a sandbar extends much further out into the river than you would think. That sandbar and the cold creek water mingling […]
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St. Croix Postcard
June 15, 2007
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“The upper valley is a rugged, wild region, a lonely and beautiful one, a land of brooks and creeks and rivers. The Totogatic and Namekagon, the Yellow and the Clam, the Kettle and the Snake, all once busy lumbering streams, today join the main channel to become true water […]
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A Photogenic State
May 31, 2007
If you have a spare picture or two of Minnesota’s beautiful natural environs, consider submitting it to the Minnesota Environmental Fund’s 10,000 Reasons Why photo contest:
Images may show natural landscapes, farmland and working lands, wildlife, plant life, weather, people interacting with nature, or an image that reflects your environmental values…
Images must be accompanied by a […]
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