Long past sunset, the bright light of a full January moon shines brightly on the frozen Gooseberry Falls. Being able to see the stars and waterfalls at the same time is a special treat.
Although the moon has no light source of its own, it is able to reflect about 7% of the sunlight that hits it back into space. This makes for a fairly bright night light.
This was truly an awesome display of God's creation as the river water gurgled under the ice and occasional cracking sounds broke the silence of the valley. Winter is such a wonderful time of year in the Northland.
Who is the mother of the ice? Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens?
For the water turns to ice as hard as rock, and the surface of the water freezes. Job 38
The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon is a rugged 390-mile race that runs along the awesome North Shore of Lake Superior. Today was a perfect day for the race with good trail and cool temperatures. I walked up the trail about a mile to take these pictures as the dog teams came across the Lester River bridge. The mushers were relaxed and the dogs seemed to be enjoying the run as they made their way up the trail. View more images
If you think Friday nights moon looked unusually big, you're right. It was the biggest full Moon of 2010. Astronomers call it a "perigee Moon," some 14% wider and 30% brighter than lesser full Moons of the year.
The moon back-lit Split Rock Lighthouse in the cold clear air of a January evening as it slid up from behind the cliff. Myself and a dozen other photographers were treated to a near perfect evening on the Lake Superior shoreline in the quite still air that only a winter night can provide.
The local deer are struggling this year with the deep snow, so, I have been feeding them a bit in my back yard. As you can see in this video, they are hungry and not bashful about stopping by for a treat.
With the Vikings in the playoffs, fans tend to show their support in the most unusual ways. This ice house was moved in this weekend on Caribou Lake. The cute lady in the second picture is my wife Debby.
The Indiana Harbor ended the shipping season when it backed through the Superior Entry at 6:30PM Friday night. The Harbor cameras were not able to see the eight miles to the Superior Entry so Debby and I ventured down to Wisconsin Point to take a few pictures of the event.
The big boats are in the process of laying up for the season.With harbor ice more than a foot thick now, it is getting difficult to move around the harbor. Four of the big boats will enter the harbor this Tuesday for winter layup.
January 2nd, and at -20F, it was the coldest morning of the year so far. I once again found myself enjoying the sunrise on Lake Superior. Although it was cold, there wasn't much wind so the bite to the air was not really noticeable. I climbed down the rocky breakwater and placed my camera and tripod just above the breaking waves. There was something very peaceful in this little cove, with the waves slapping the ice covered rocks and sea smoke rising off the big lake. As I sat on the cold rocks, the sound of the waves caught my attention. I was reminded by this one scene that water is the only substance on earth that naturally occurs in all three states of matter; solid, liquid, and gas. These states were all here at the same time. Cool!
The sun soon peaked out from behind the lighthouses and burned it's way through the steam. I had come here for this moment and I wasn't disappointed. God mixed the element of His creation together once again to reveal his glory for another beautiful "Superior Sunrise".
Take a minute to relax and listen to the waves in this 6 min video
The stormy wind comes from its chamber, and the driving winds bring the cold. God's breath sends the ice, freezing wide expanses of water. Job 37:9
