St. Louis River Summer Afternoon

Brighton Beach

Brighton Beach is just north of Duluth on Scenic Hwy 61. We stopped here one afternoon to mill around the shore.

A sail boat sails.... err.. motors towards its harbor.

Boundary Waters

In late July we took our first trip into the Boundary Waters since our arrival in Minnesota. Two of my co-workers and their wife/girlfriend joined us for a short overnight trip to Bald Eagle Lake. We launched our canoes into the Little Isabella River which would lead us to the Big Isabella River and eventually to our chosen campsite on Bald Eagle Lake.

The motor and rudder of our vessel.

Due to the water environment that we'd be traveling in, we packed most of our gear in dry bags. We also left our D/SLR at home for this trip, favoring our less valuable point and shoot camera instead.


A canoe with legs. What strange creatures roam the norhwoods.

Taking the lead, and a break.

Beached. A view from our campsite.

Our campsite. To complete the scene we'd have to add audio so you could hear the millions of misqutoes swarming to greet our arrival.

Darkness falls.

Bayfield Peninsula

Over the fourth of July weekend we took a short trip over to Bayfield, Wisconsin.

First cut of the season.

Sara poses at the Bayfield Harbor.


Sandy beaches of Wisconsin.

Love the smell of fresh cut hay.

Sara along an anonymous farm road.

Jay Cook II

Back again at Jay Cook, our favorite getaway, this time in early July.

Jagged rocks poke through the St. Louis River surface.

A wider view of the St. Louis River

Palisades Head

At the end of June Pat's parents traveled to Minnesota for a visit. We spent much of the time touring northern Minnesota and took one trip up the north shore. Below are some of the photos we took at a stop at Palisades Head.

Palisades Head and Lake Superior.

Mom and Dad atop Palisades Head.

Mom, Dad, and Sara smile for the camera.

Tower on the edge of the parking area.

Jay Cook State Park

Summer finally arrived and we took the opportunity to get outside and enjoy it at Jay Cook State Park.

A view of the Minnesota Power Reservoir, just outside of the park.

Hwy 213 through the Park. They recently repaved it making an excellent motorcycling road.

Truss over the St. Louis River, just downstream of the dam.

Truss Bridge II.

A view from the swing bridge at Jay Cook. Water is running high this time of year.

George Crosby Manitou State Park

In early June Sara and I joined some friends for a last minute weekend camping trip to the George Manitou State Park, located along the north shore of Lake Superior. This was also our first trip with our new wide angle lens.

The new 16-35mm at work.

We received some heavy rains the week prior. In fact some of the local highways were washed out the day before we hit the trial. Here the Manitou River floods its banks.

Another shot of the Manitou River at high water.

A small stream feeding the Manitou.

Sara poses on a cedar tree alongside the river.

Sara smiles with our friend Bjorn in the background.

A view of Lake Superior from our campsite.

Our evening fire.