Lake Superior
I did what I said I would do and made a specific plan for the rest of the year. There were a few topics that were tricky to assign to a date...baby ducks/geese for example...I have no idea when the babies will be out and about so I may need to change up a week or two as I go. Also, planning for the drive out West was difficult. There were about 10 or 12 topics I could have used for those four weeks. As it turned out, I chose 'an animal' hoping for some bison in Badlands National Park, 'frame within a frame' in the Black Hills (mountains and trees should make that easy), 'black and white landscape' - duh - mountains!!! and 'a silhouette' hoping for some backlit hoodoos in Drumheller. Well, we'll see how that all goes in August.
About this week, I was having trouble figuring out when I could do the 'Lake Superior' topic since we won't be camping at Pancake, Agawa or Neys this summer. I looked at the forecast and yesterday looked like it was going to be a nice day, Levi had a P. D. day and I was off so I decided that we would do a scenic drive to the park. We started out at 9:00 when it was zero degrees. Our first stop at Chippewa Falls made us think we had woken up three months ago in the depths of winter. We persevered (hoods up and hands inside sleeves) and enjoyed the powerfully flowing waterfall and hiking trail. Pancake was the next stop where it was sunny and we were blocked from the wind so we figured we were okay for the rest of the day. We headed to Katherine Cove for lunch and a lot of time scrambling on the rocks and finished off yelling over the sound of the pounding falls on the Sand River. It was the perfect way to celebrate Earth Day.
This first photo was taken at Katherine Cove. This dead-looking tree with its crazy shape caught my eye and I took many photos of it from different points of view. This one is my favourite.
From a different angle, that little pool was very colourful. It reminded me of the geothermal features in Yellowstone Park that I have been looking at in my planning/research.
I gave more thanks for my new wide angle lens while wandering around the Cove.
Chippewa Falls apparently has a pot of gold at the bottom. Too bad the water is too cold to go diving for it.
I didn't pack the tripod yesterday so this was the best I could do trying to soften the water a bit. Note to self: always pack tripod!
The contrast between the smooth, colouful leaves and the rough tree bark caught my eye on the trail to the top of the falls.
Pancake Bay looked quite swimmable yesterday. Don't be fooled though, it was not.
We stopped at the lookout over Agawa Bay and Levi and Peter were playing in the bush so I played with Hermione.
During the summer, we can climb all over the rocks and get up close and personal with the water at the Sand River. Not so much in the spring.
And finally, we have the first barbecue of the season, featuring the best barbecue sauce ever.
Enjoy the weekend!
What kind of barbeque sauce?
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