Winter is packing its things...

Almost as quickly as it came, winter is packing it's things to make way for spring as a result of the warm weather coming through the Arrowhead region.  Two weeks ago we had a blizzard that dumped nearly two feet of snow on us and yesterday it was 70F.  Odd weather indeed...

Although I feel slighted by the lack of winter weather this year, one of my favorite things to do in the spring is hit the local rivers/waterfalls to see the water rushing by.  Amity Creek was no exception yesterday, although I bet it will only get faster over the next couple days.  I hope to hit some larger/more well known areas this weekend, but this was fun for a short walk with the dogs after work.

More from this set can be see in my "Off the Beaten Path" gallery on the main Northern Captures website.

2012 Blizzard in Duluth, MN

What an odd winter this has been indeed.  Here I am living in Duluth, MN and I've seen very little snow even in the winter months that typically keep us buried in our homes.  But, at the end of February all of that changed with a blizzard that shut down the City of Duluth and kept coming back for more over several days.  The lake was so angry it threw waves at the shoreline hard enough to reach the top of the Canal Park breakwater lighthouses.

I drove down to Canal Park to see the waves from myself and I was amazed to see the surf throwing chunks of ice from the shoreline as far as 30 feet, well into the parking lot after big rollers.  The force behind the ice was strong enough to make me worry about my camera equipment and dodge it to avoid walking away with my own bruises.

Despite being a balmy 28 degrees outside, the wind (gusts up to 80 MPH) made my un-covered hands painfully cold within minutes.  But, luck was with me because the spray and fog settled down just long enough to take this image of the lighthouse before I had to get back to the truck to warm up.

Where have I been?

I was busy loading some pictures to my gallery pages and I had the unfortunate realization I've left this page without an update for several months!  Between learning to be a new dad and squeezing in a few hunting trips last fall, I guess I let things get away from me on my website.

But, even though I haven't been updating here, my camera has been busy the last couple months and the results are on my website.  Here are some of my favorites:

I went in search of some Fall color in early October, found it in the Lutsen area.  The rest of the set can be found "Off the Beaten Path", a gallery dedicated to my finds while hiking and hunting.

Another favorite of mine was taken just about a week ago at Stoney Point.  The waves were coming in at full force and I was surprised to find surfers out in the sub-zero temps riding the waves.  I didnt have a telephoto lens with me so I couldnt catch the action, but imagine being out here:

The rest of the set and many other updates can be found in my Lake Superior photo gallery.

Ill do a better job keeping the blog updated, make sure to check for any updates you may have missed at the Northern Captures website.

Brett