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ozarkpaddler

02/01/2019 12:05AM

How about this for a February photo, here's to hoping this little fella does NOT see his shadow on Groundhog Day!

"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain

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hobbydog

02/01/2019 09:30AM

Dunstan Lake WCPP. One of those days you want to never end.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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MHS67

02/01/2019 12:59PM

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ozarkpaddler

02/01/2019 03:30PM

MHS67: " "

NICE! My wife saw one the other day. It was chasing a rabbit in our yard and saw her and stopped, turned tail and vamoosed! At first she thought it was a really big house cat, then she saw the big whiskers and tiny tail.

"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain

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SaganagaJoe

02/02/2019 03:15PM

hobbydog: "Dunstan Lake WCPP. One of those days you want to never end.

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I bet you didn't want that day to end!

aka HermitThrush "Such sights as this are reserved for those who will suffer to behold them." -Eric Sevareid

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SaganagaJoe

02/02/2019 03:15PM

The farm where my great-grandma grew up in Milaca, MN

aka HermitThrush "Such sights as this are reserved for those who will suffer to behold them." -Eric Sevareid

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lindylair

02/02/2019 08:15PM

Don't know these folks, just stumbled upon it and thought it was a cool setting and reflection

Don't know these folks either, thought this was a nice view and a little slice of paradise

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MHS67

02/02/2019 10:51PM

This is a nice time of the year here. Everything is green not brown.

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Mocha

02/03/2019 07:51PM

finally got that woodpecker from about 50 yards +/-.... used a lot of zoom

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lindylair

02/03/2019 09:58PM

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Banksiana

02/05/2019 08:11PM

Today's ski.

Nobody exists on purpose, nobody belongs anywhere, everybody’s going to die.

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hobbydog

02/05/2019 09:28PM

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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lindylair

02/05/2019 09:30PM

Banksiana, great shot, incredibly peaceful scene

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hobbydog

02/07/2019 09:03AM

Evening on the Gammon River. The chores are done, the sun is setting, the falls are playing my song....... time to take it all in.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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ozarkpaddler

02/09/2019 10:06AM

Mocha: "finally got that woodpecker from about 50 yards +/-.... used a lot of zoom

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NICE! Only time I can get close to a Pileated is when I DON'T have a camera (LOL)! I have some old video that I need to have transferred into digital of a couple Pileated woodpeckers up around Honeymoon Bluff.

Hmmm, tried again and I STILL cannot add photos?

"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain

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lindylair

02/09/2019 06:20PM

After two strong months of posting we are slowing down a bit. I'll throw out a few random topics to see if it generates any follow ups...

The famous Humpbacked Seagull?

Fore and Aft

Pinecone Still Life

Redstart

St. Croix Sunrise

Peek a boo Grouse

Leaf/Water Mosaic

Fourtown Island

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ozarkpaddler

02/09/2019 07:25PM

Well, I've tried! Try another now, from today. Alley Spring:

"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain

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lindylair

02/09/2019 08:37PM

ozark, great shot and looks like a nice spot. Weather looks good too,,,we keep getting alternating -20 degrees and 6 inches of snow every couple days. The ozarks are looking pretty dang good right now.

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hobbydog

02/09/2019 08:43PM

A nice wide spot along the Bloodvein. I passed up on the nice grassy island campsite in the middle of this picture as I wanted to go another hour or two. Then it got late and I settled for a crappy little spot later on. When I looked back on the pictures I realize I might have passed up one of the nicer sites on the two week trip.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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lindylair

02/09/2019 09:22PM

hobbydog, gorgeous shot. you passed that up? I can imagine an epic evening camping in that incredible spot. Live and learn:)

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ozarkpaddler

02/10/2019 12:34AM

lindylair: "ozark, great shot and looks like a nice spot. Weather looks good too,,,we keep getting alternating -20 degrees and 6 inches of snow every couple days. The ozarks are looking pretty dang good right now."

Love Alley Spring, it empties into the Jack's Fork River. Here's Rocky Falls, which runs into the Current.

It got up in the 30's today. Unfortunately rivers running high and murky with all the rain and melted snow runoff. Unfortunately my work schedule and weather have conspired to keep me off the river the last 2 weeks!

Hobbydog, LOVE that pic of the Bloodvein! A good friend of mine paddled it with his son on a guided trip a couple decades ago. He said they had some gnarly rapids that they made it through but he was pretty certain they were going to DIE paddling Lake Winnipeg. He said that was the only time he ever feared for his life paddling!

Partially Frozen Rocky Falls:

"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain

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lindylair

02/10/2019 06:24AM

I spent two days and a night paddling and camping on the Current River many years ago. I really don't remember much about it other than being mightily impressed by the beauty.

If i recollect properly, it was one of the first to be designated a National Wild and Scenic River, similar to our St. Croix and Namekagon Rivers up here.

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ozarkpaddler

02/10/2019 12:27PM

lindylair: "I spent two days and a night paddling and camping on the Current River many years ago. I really don't remember much about it other than being mightily impressed by the beauty.
If i recollect properly, it was one of the first to be designated a National Wild and Scenic River, similar to our St. Croix and Namekagon Rivers up here.
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I typed up a lengthy reply and unfortunately it was LOST when I couldn't get Firefox to upload my pictures! SOoooooo, since I'm a slow typist, here's a link to Ozark National Scenic Riverways. It was "Legislated" in 1964, but not "Designated" until 1971, so the Eleven Point actually ended up our first "National River" in 1968 when the USFS started the "Wild and Scenic River" designation. Had politicians, the NPS, and the USFS not fought over ONSR, it would have been "First."

Anyway, I chose my name "Ozarkpaddler" because I'm on the river a day or two most weeks of the year. So here's a few winter pics of the Current and Jack's Fork:

"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain

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ozarkpaddler

02/10/2019 12:48PM

Forgot the link, here you go. You may see a few of my pics here also:

Ozark National Scenic Riverways

"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain

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lindylair

02/10/2019 05:56PM

Thanks ozark, cool site. i looked at the map of the Current River in hopes of something jogging my memory as to where we camped but no luck. Looks like a gorgeous area.

Doesn't that tick you off when you write out a long post, make one wrong move and it disappears???

BTW, have you considered getting a new thermos? Ha, ha, just kidding. That one looks like it has served you very well. :)

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ozarkpaddler

02/10/2019 06:59PM

lindylair: "
BTW, have you considered getting a new thermos? Ha, ha, just kidding. That one looks like it has served you very well. :)"

Only if I LOSE it (LOL)!

"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain

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hobbydog

02/10/2019 09:06PM

lindylair: "hobbydog, gorgeous shot. you passed that up? I can imagine an epic evening camping in that incredible spot. Live and learn:)"

How many times do you have to learn the same lesson? :-) SLOW DOWN!

I got a late start that day, forgot my portage yoke at my camp on Artery Lake so had to backtrack and lost 3 hours. I thought I needed to try make that up. I didn't really realize what I had passed up until I looked at the pictures when I got home. For reference, it is the last portage before Bushey lake. I made it across Bushey and not much further. Here is the camp from that night. Nice view but that was about it.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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lindylair

02/10/2019 09:43PM

hd, that one doesn't look so bad, maybe a little short on level ground. Nice view. But the first one looked like a 6 star site. oh well, now you have a reason to go back.

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lindylair

02/11/2019 05:35AM

Wolf Creek Falls, just above its confluence with the Kettle River

The Kettle River, part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers program

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hobbydog

02/11/2019 09:54PM

Layover day and a cool summer evening on Artery Lake.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Ausable

02/13/2019 08:10AM

Image from yesterday morning after rain, then freezing temps, then a brief thaw.

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ghamer

02/13/2019 11:18AM

Ausable: "Image from yesterday morning after rain, then freezing temps, then a brief thaw.
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Beautiful shot, you nailed it!

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hobbydog

02/15/2019 02:52PM

5 AM on the Bird River. Rise and shine!

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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hobbydog

02/16/2019 04:43PM

I love mornings. Some are better than others. This one on the Gammon River was better than most.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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ghamer

02/16/2019 05:44PM

I love mornings as well...morning on Ahsub Lake...

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Mocha

02/16/2019 05:56PM

me too! november 21 of many years ago, the day before thanksgiving. Loon Lake on the gunflint trail. beautiful 40 degrees that day. next day... LOTS of snow. that was the last paddle of that season

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lindylair

02/16/2019 08:00PM

Pre dawn coffee and shooting the sunrise on a calm clear morning is probably my favorite experience in canoe country. Bonus for fog dancing on the water or a few clouds to enhance the colors.

mocha, Gary and hobbydog, Beautiful shots, each of them.

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Mocha

02/17/2019 09:23AM

That 3rd photo is so wonderful. i think i could look at that all day.

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lindylair

02/17/2019 09:44AM

Thanks mocha...a couple more shots of the same scene

the same morning

the next morning when it was quite a bit foggier

BTW, these were taken with that camera I told you about:)

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ghamer

02/17/2019 05:01PM

Lindy, beautiful foggy morning shots! I love having little islands in front of camp... really enhances the photo potential.

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lindylair

02/17/2019 05:55PM

Thanks Gary...that Ahsub lake shot is stunning. Haven't been there that I can recollect. The vantage point appears to be somewhat high off the water and the fire grate is positioned perfectly. And of course, you nailed the composition and exposure. Classic BWCA shot.

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lindylair

02/17/2019 07:39PM

Gary, trying to email you with no luck. Can't get the envelope to work. Is there a different email?

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ghamer

02/17/2019 08:24PM

lindylair: "Gary, trying to email you with no luck. Can't get the envelope to work. Is there a different email?"

Yep, that email should work... I just clicked on it and sent myself a test email.
You could also try going to my website and follow that email link under the contact link: Gary's website

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hobbydog

02/17/2019 09:01PM

The fire stops here. Wanipigow River, Atikaki

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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mooseplums

02/19/2019 02:03PM

The Fog lifting on a Mountain Lake morning

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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Mocha

02/19/2019 04:23PM

somewhere in the BW fall 2016

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lindylair

02/19/2019 06:27PM

Authentic Minnesota Cactus

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lindylair

02/19/2019 06:30PM

Authentic creepy MN spider...this thing was huge!

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hobbydog

02/19/2019 08:07PM

I've been laying pretty low this winter. Got the dogs out for a good run and some snowshoeing. My tongue was hanging out too.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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MHS67

02/20/2019 10:47AM

lindylair: "

Authentic creepy MN spider...this thing was huge!"

Not a big fan of spiders!! Is that a Garden spider? I remember those when I lived in Wis.

This is about a 3 inch Tarantula.

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mooseplums

02/21/2019 08:50AM

Swamper ~ Gunflint Trail

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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hobbydog

02/21/2019 09:27PM

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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mooseplums

02/22/2019 07:43AM

A secret Lake

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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Mocha

02/22/2019 10:34AM

hobbydog: " "

this reminds me of a book by Helen Hoover titles The Long Shadowed Forest.

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lindylair

02/22/2019 06:46PM

mooseplums, the Swamper Lake shot is beautiful and the snow tinged lake is very nice, something I have yet to see. hobbydog your shot of winter trees and shadows is really cool, a scene that i suspect many people might not even notice but you nailed it. Getting awful hard to keep up with you folks, love it.

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hobbydog

02/23/2019 02:12PM

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Banksiana

02/23/2019 03:22PM

Nobody exists on purpose, nobody belongs anywhere, everybody’s going to die.

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lindylair

02/24/2019 04:39PM

Banksiana, interesting shot. Rocks like that at the front of a campsite are nice to have and makes me want to see the rest of the campsite(if that's what it is). Also over analyzing it and wondering if it is better with the stick or would be better without it??? Too much time on my hands, haha.

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Banksiana

02/24/2019 06:23PM

Not a campsite but a bit of shoreline on an unnamed lake. Shot might be better without the stick, but the stick was there. Not even sure what attracted my eye- the play between the texture of rock and the reflection and roil of the water; something about it says "Quetico" and resonates. I take way too many exposures of resonant nothingness.

Nobody exists on purpose, nobody belongs anywhere, everybody’s going to die.

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hobbydog

02/24/2019 07:30PM

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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ghamer

02/25/2019 08:53AM

hobbydog: " "

Great shot... looks like they are having a blast!

I built a snow hill in the back yard by walking in circles and blowing the snow inward with the snowblower... it is up to about 8 ft high now. The grandkids and I have been having a ball :-)