Pure Joy - Bass Lake, Ely, MN

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Summer or Fall?

BWCA Sunset -- Fall Lake (Campsite #59)

BWCA Fires

This isn't really "good photography" but there is an interesting story surrounding the photos. One of the days we were visiting the BWCA, we were able to see the extensive smoke from the fires that were started by lightning at Pagami creek  (The below photos were both taken at Lake #1 - BWCA)

We chatted with one of the firefighters there. We were amazed at the fact that they paddle in with 1,000's of pounds of equipment to assist in fire fighting. WOW! We asked him if he enjoyed it, and he said that absolutely loves doing the work. We thanked him profusely. Every one of the firefighters we encountered had a very nice attitude and had nothing but respect and kindness for us nosy-parkers. Maybe they actually just liked seeing Annabelle. HAH! The photo below shows a SMALL portion of all the stuff they have in those canoes.

Birds of a Feather

This pileated woodpecker was way up high on a pine tree in the campground we were staying at. He was chatting at us quite a lot, so TK took Anna and told me to get some pics. I got the camera out of my backpack and got it ready to shoot, when the bird flew right down to within three feet of me in a smaller pine. He was a little shy at first, but then got into having his photo taken.

Splash of Color --- on a dreary Day

On the way back from our road trip to Vail, Colorado last year, we decided to detour into the Badlands. Before we went, we had asked several people in Wall, South Dakota if it was really worth it on such a drab and dreary day. They assured us that the scenery would still be compelling. It was tough to capture the beauty of it without good lighting, but I did manage to capture some color.

Aliens