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PAD #6 November

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wetcanoedog

11/01/2013 05:02PM

i really enjoy these almost daily photos.some good ideas just not about new places to see in the BW but it's a class in photo techniques.

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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hobbydog

11/01/2013 06:04PM

I love swinging one of those double bit cruiser axes. If they are older heads they can be quite valuable.

My Happy Place. Trying to get their next week for about 10 days but life is getting in the way and have a few hurdles to clear to make that happen.

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

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MHS67

11/02/2013 03:35PM

Fall colors at Florence Lake. Low water level.

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Mocha

11/02/2013 04:04PM

when you say 'low water level' do you mean NO water? is this the lake bed you're standing on? if so, that is really cool.

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MHS67

11/02/2013 07:16PM

quote Mocha: "when you say 'low water level' do you mean NO water? is this the lake bed you're standing on? if so, that is really cool."

Yes I'm standing on the lake bed. Florence Lake was formed when they damned the San Joaquin River. The lake is around 7500 feet elevation. The water level goes down every year to around 8%. The water is used to generate electricity and irrigation. I'll post another picture to give you a better idea of what another lake looks like.

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Mocha

11/02/2013 07:22PM

gunflint lake

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MHS67

11/02/2013 07:32PM

This is Mammoth Pool Reservoir. Its not usually this low but we are in a drought right now. Looks pretty bad!

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hobbydog

11/02/2013 08:39PM

Bluestem on the tallgrass prairie

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

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mooseplums

11/02/2013 09:07PM

Tonight at Lake Elysian

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

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Mocha

11/03/2013 07:59AM

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wetcanoedog

11/03/2013 12:19PM

a back bay on LaCroix.
i must of passed this back back located in a back bay in one of the bigger side bays of LaCroix at least ten times since 1985
a book i have on the BW shows this bay on a map as the place the CCC cut the trees for the Ranger Station at Boulder Bay.

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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Mocha

11/04/2013 04:25PM

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mooseplums

11/04/2013 10:03PM

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

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Thwarted

11/05/2013 04:32AM

Hunting trip. Loaded sideways. Sorry.

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MHS67

11/05/2013 12:17PM

Brule Lake, heading for campsite on Raun Island.

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housty9

11/05/2013 01:30PM

Out of control, extreme team.

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wetcanoedog

11/05/2013 03:06PM

after many years up in the Q i went back down the LIS for a look around a few years ago.that log hanging just above the water was there since i saw it on my first trip in 83!
i was surprised it was still there.

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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jwartman59

11/05/2013 04:15PM

bog walking. hip boots help.

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hobbydog

11/05/2013 08:45PM

Roseau river at sunset tonight

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

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Mocha

11/05/2013 08:55PM

very prettttty!!!

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mooseplums

11/05/2013 11:43PM

Katie at Jordan Lake

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

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Mocha

11/06/2013 04:52PM

a wolf with mange.

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MHS67

11/06/2013 05:05PM

Time to eat acorns!

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MHS67

11/06/2013 05:09PM

quote Mocha: "a wolf with mange.
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Wow! that is a bad looking animal.

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wetcanoedog

11/07/2013 12:37AM

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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mooseplums

11/07/2013 07:46AM

Disappointment Lake

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

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Mocha

11/07/2013 08:47AM

lovely colors and play of sunlight on the trees

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Mocha

11/07/2013 08:49AM

pickerel lake quetico

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housty9

11/07/2013 08:55AM

Out of control, extreme team.

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bapabear

11/07/2013 09:01AM

I'm loving the fall color photos and wish I had acted on my impulse to take a late season trip to get some pics of my own.

Was reminiscing about the trip I had in June and searched back through pictures. I was struck by the beauty of the fresh greenery and now am already wishing winter was behind us.

Near the bottom of Devil's Cascade we came across this...

My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.

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mooseplums

11/07/2013 08:50PM

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

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hobbydog

11/07/2013 09:17PM

The river is freezing up fast. Paddled it for the last time this year. Sorry, not able to rotate it from my iPhone.

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

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MHS67

11/07/2013 11:43PM

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wetcanoedog

11/08/2013 02:15AM

mooseplums..what are you using to take the panoramic photos??
nice stuff..

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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mooseplums

11/08/2013 08:41AM

quote wetcanoedog: "mooseplums..what are you using to take the panoramic photos??
nice stuff.."

on canoe trips I use a Nikon P510, it's lighter and takes up little room. It has a panorama feature, and 42x zoom lens. Most of my bird photos are taken with this.

I also use a Nikon D90...this is my "almost everything/everywhere else camera

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

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bapabear

11/08/2013 04:43PM

I tried this one on Brule Bay as an experiment. I've always wanted to go to a photo store and have a favorite pic broken into thirds and then hang three pictures on the wall to form one view. Just wondered if any of you have done that and how you liked it. I kind of like how this makes me "think" through the two trees to form the whole scene. Note, shortly before taking this momma and baby moose swam across the bay from left to right. The camera was not ready, arrrgh.

My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.

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Mocha

11/08/2013 04:59PM

i have never even thought of doing that! you've now given me something to do this winter. I can go through all my photos and see if any would be worth doing that with.

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Mocha

11/08/2013 06:20PM

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Mocha

11/08/2013 06:22PM

quote hobbydog: "The river is freezing up fast. Paddled it for the last time this year. Sorry, not able to rotate it from my iPhone. "

kinda looks like ice over aspen bark... cool photo, unrotated.

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bapabear

11/08/2013 08:36PM

quote Mocha: " "

Was this one and your profile picture just taken recently? Where I live we've had a ton of rain in the last week but no snow yet. It can wait.

My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.

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mooseplums

11/09/2013 12:10AM

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

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Mocha

11/09/2013 08:07AM

I expect to find little gnomes under the mushrooms...very pretty

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Mocha

11/09/2013 08:08AM

quote bapabear: "
quote Mocha: " "

Was this one and your profile picture just taken recently? Where I live we've had a ton of rain in the last week but no snow yet. It can wait."

the lake scene was December 2, 2012 and that profile photo was a few years ago in the winter. it's snowing here right now but no ice on the lake yet.

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hobbydog

11/09/2013 07:17PM

From the deer stand this morning.

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

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Mocha

11/09/2013 07:24PM

ham lake fire, May 2007. this was a back burn done across the lake to rid the back hillside of brush in case the fire moved this direction. the fire eventually did burn across the granite river and along the Canadian shoreline. this back burn saved the private cabins and cross river lodge.

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bapabear

11/09/2013 09:31PM

quote Mocha: "
ham lake fire, May 2007. this was a back burn done across the lake to rid the back hillside of brush in case the fire moved this direction. the fire eventually did burn across the granite river and along the Canadian shoreline. this back burn saved the private cabins and cross river lodge."

Quite a picture!

My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.

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mooseplums

11/09/2013 10:58PM

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

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Mocha

11/10/2013 07:39AM

where's the marshmallows???

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bapabear

11/10/2013 07:45AM

Beautiful shot Plums.

My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.

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wetcanoedog

11/10/2013 11:54AM

the wild grapes that grow along the Mississippi River.
i gathered several bushels and made wine from them.

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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Mocha

11/10/2013 07:10PM

badwater portage, quetico

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mooseplums

11/10/2013 11:02PM

I love the rock formations along this shore ~ Cattyman Lake

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

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MHS67

11/10/2013 11:46PM

Cabela's in Nebraska.

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housty9

11/11/2013 12:37PM

Out of control, extreme team.

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mooseplums

11/11/2013 11:40PM

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

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Mocha

11/12/2013 07:41AM

seagull river, below campsites 18/19

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mooseplums

11/12/2013 10:38PM

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

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housty9

11/13/2013 08:02AM

Out of control, extreme team.

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wetcanoedog

11/13/2013 12:45PM

looks like we are doing a "cold-warm-cold"run of photos!

sometimes the pre-heat gets out of control!

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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Mocha

11/13/2013 05:23PM

I've posted this before, but it goes along with Housty's theme.

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mooseplums

11/13/2013 08:04PM

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

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bapabear

11/13/2013 09:39PM

From a couple of years ago. But it won't be long here in South Central WI before this is repeated.

My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.

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wetcanoedog

11/13/2013 09:44PM

mooseplums..you have a very good eye..the snow blending into the trees and so on very nice.do you look around for shots like this.when i get a good one it's just a lucky moment.

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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mooseplums

11/14/2013 07:19AM

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

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housty9

11/14/2013 07:56AM

Out of control, extreme team.

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mooseplums

11/14/2013 09:21AM

quote wetcanoedog: "mooseplums..you have a very good eye..the snow blending into the trees and so on very nice.do you look around for shots like this.when i get a good one it's just a lucky moment."

I have my camera(s) with me everywhere I go....unless I forget, that's when the real good shots happen :)

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

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Mocha

11/14/2013 06:56PM

crap

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Mocha

11/14/2013 06:56PM

lake superior, nov 13, 2013

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housty9

11/15/2013 07:58AM

Out of control, extreme team.

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Mocha

11/15/2013 06:50PM

sunset on the north brule river, nov 13, 2013.
this photo has not be retouched in anyway! I love the rich color of the sunset on the trees. too bad there is a powerline... but it's a perfect fall day with some ice forming on the river.

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hobbydog

11/15/2013 08:23PM

quote Mocha: " sunset on the north brule river, nov 13, 2013.
this photo has not be retouched in anyway! I love the rich color of the sunset on the trees. too bad there is a powerline... but it's a perfect fall day with some ice forming on the river."

Very nice. You should have a "healing brush" or clone tool to easily remove the power line.

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

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hobbydog

11/15/2013 08:25PM

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

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mooseplums

11/16/2013 09:55AM

Clear Lake at sunset last night 11/14/2013

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

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Mocha

11/17/2013 05:55PM

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Mocha

11/17/2013 05:55PM

crap!

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hobbydog

11/17/2013 06:06PM

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

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mooseplums

11/18/2013 07:20AM

Moonlit night

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

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wetcanoedog

11/18/2013 11:15AM

mocha..why crap?..thats a good photo.the sled is in sharp focus and the rest soft,very winter lonely shot..maybe crap because it's the hard water season??!!

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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wetcanoedog

11/18/2013 11:17AM

i thought i would set up my new tripod and work on getting some great close ups of those butterfly's at the Water Slide rapids.
problem! that little muddy patch was home to about a zillion hatching black flys!

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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mooseplums

11/18/2013 12:25PM

quote wetcanoedog: "mocha..why crap?..thats a good photo.the sled is in sharp focus and the rest soft,very winter lonely shot..maybe crap because it's the hard water season??!!"

Me thinks she double posted :)

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

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Mocha

11/18/2013 06:10PM

superior sunrise over grand marais

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hobbydog

11/18/2013 06:34PM

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

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mooseplums

11/18/2013 06:37PM

Meeds Lake

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

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3Ball

11/18/2013 07:33PM

quote Mocha: " "

I think this one is just beautiful. Great job.

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Mocha

11/19/2013 03:02PM

quote 3Ball: "
quote Mocha: " "

I think this one is just beautiful. Great job."

thanks! this is exactly as it looked when I took the photo. wish it would look like this every day of the year!

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Mocha

11/19/2013 03:03PM

February 2007 on one of those curves between the two brule river bridges on the gunflint trail.

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mooseplums

11/19/2013 03:40PM

quote Mocha: "February 2007 on one of those curves between the two brule river bridges on the gunflint trail.

"

scary that the moose is licking road salt ...I wonder if it's harmful.

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

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hobbydog

11/19/2013 08:22PM

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

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mooseplums

11/19/2013 09:23PM

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

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housty9

11/20/2013 07:56AM

Coming out 3rd trip 2013.

Out of control, extreme team.

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Mocha

11/20/2013 01:33PM

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mooseplums

11/20/2013 11:26PM

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

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Mocha

11/21/2013 07:41AM

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housty9

11/21/2013 08:06AM

Out of control, extreme team.

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mooseplums

11/22/2013 06:03PM

A view that fills me with happiness and anticipation

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

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Mocha

11/22/2013 07:38PM

ice hanging off the end of the dock this morning. it's all gone now with the howling wind and snow coming in off the lake.

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mooseplums

11/23/2013 07:47AM

Duluth

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

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hobbydog

11/23/2013 11:54AM

Portage to Irregular Lake. It would have been a fun one if it wasn't so hot that day.

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

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Mocha

11/23/2013 02:04PM

quote hobbydog: " Portage to Irregular Lake. It would have been a fun one if it wasn't so hot that day.

"

this would be beautiful in the winter on snowshoes! where is irregular lake?

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wetcanoedog

11/23/2013 10:16PM

Lake Agnes Quetico Park,ice grooved rock

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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Mocha

11/24/2013 04:41PM

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mooseplums

11/24/2013 05:01PM

Great River Bluffs State Park near Winona MN

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

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Mocha

11/24/2013 05:15PM

that photo would make a great watercolor! hint hint hint :)

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mooseplums

11/24/2013 05:21PM

quote Mocha: "that photo would make a great watercolor! hint hint hint :)"

perhaps

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

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lindylair

11/24/2013 06:35PM

This natural limestone arch is called "In Tan Yeopa" meaning Rock with opening. It is found in Frontenac State Park.

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jwartman59

11/24/2013 07:08PM

mid november is becoming my new favorite time in the bwca. no people, anywhere.

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Mocha

11/25/2013 03:28AM

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mooseplums

11/25/2013 07:26AM

North Branch of the Whitewater River 11/23/13

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

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bapabear

11/25/2013 08:26AM

I finally got all my ducks in a row!

My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.

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wetcanoedog

11/25/2013 11:24PM

today, November 25th,at Crosby Park.
a nice place close to home to get a view of open water on the Mississippi before it freezes over.

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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Mocha

11/26/2013 08:31AM

full moon nov 2012

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mooseplums

11/26/2013 09:52AM

Feels like home ~ Gunflint Lake~ Jan 2013

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

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hobbydog

11/26/2013 10:47AM

quote Mocha: "
quote hobbydog: " Portage to Irregular Lake. It would have been a fun one if it wasn't so hot that day.

"

this would be beautiful in the winter on snowshoes! where is irregular lake?"

The SW part of WCPP. It was about 800 meters, mostly uphill and swampy on the first 100 meters but most of it was a walk in the park. At the time I didn't seem to enjoy it but I did take lots of pics and looking back at them it was a pretty nice portage. Here is another pic from the same portage.

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

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lindylair

11/26/2013 09:11PM

bapabear, funny i used that same line on a photography website that i post to. not often i get my ducks in a row...

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mooseplums

11/26/2013 10:19PM

Do geese count? they are in a row
These Moms were crossing the street to go to the park

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

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mooseplums

11/27/2013 12:09AM

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

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Mocha

11/27/2013 03:26AM

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Mocha

11/27/2013 07:41PM

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mooseplums

11/28/2013 09:13AM

reflections~Jordan Lake

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

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Mocha

11/28/2013 02:33PM

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Mocha

11/28/2013 03:43PM

quote mooseplums: "reflections~Jordan Lake "

I don't even have to close me eyes to envision me paddling in this scene.

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lindylair

11/28/2013 03:43PM

The Whitewater River valley on a grey November day

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hobbydog

11/28/2013 06:54PM

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

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wetcanoedog

11/28/2013 08:20PM

Lindy..has the White Water area recovered from that flood yet?

my wife still holds a grudge against a certain trout who nosed the fly several times but would not take it...

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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wetcanoedog

11/28/2013 09:23PM

Lindy..looks like we found the same spot by the side of the road for that lower White Water shot.this was the spring before the big flood.

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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lindylair

11/29/2013 07:08AM

wetcanoedog, it has recovered just fine...changed but recovered. You can see a lot of evidence of the flood , especially downed timber strewn about like matchsticks. But the fishing is still good; I didn't go this year but the previous two years in April and caught a bunch including a 15 inch Rainbow...beautiful fish.
whitewater State Park is nice but can be very busy. I prefer Carley State Park just up the road a piece. Much more remote and quiet but the campground is only open from Memorial weekend through labor Day for some reason. Just hiked there 2 weekends ago on a foggy misty November day. About those finnicky trout...I believe they can sense our anger...

By the way, the pickled eggs at Mauer Bros in Elba are tasty as ever too.

From Carley State Park a few weeks ago

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Mocha

11/29/2013 02:00PM

gunflint lake this morning sunrise. I missed the best color, this is the tail end. now it's dreary and slate gray. looks like a black and white canvas.