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Weekly Photo Challenge: On Top
Returning to another great road trip memory for this week’s challenge: my son standing on top of a sand dune at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado. Check back tomorrow for more photos from this interesting National Park, and the greater perspective and context of these dunes. Ciao! ~ Kat This post…
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Yellowstone National Park, Classic Road Trip Destination
I am saddened that our days of the classic summer road trip are over. We had a good run of them. Then our boys became involved in summer activities or jobs that made it increasingly difficult to schedule around, and they went on to create their own special memories with friends old and new, as it…
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The Lake Comes Alive
It must be Spring. The ice is disappearing. Ships are coming in, and ships are going out. Lake Superior is a busy place. The ice has been stubborn, but the ships push through. As they travel out into the open expanse of the Lake, the ships seem to float on a surreal horizon. The U.S.…
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Peaceful Coexistence
White-Tailed Deer are commonplace in northern Minnesota. So common that my favorite running companion hardly pays them any mind when we encounter them on paths and trails. The sides of this path are still piled with snow (although the piles have diminished in recent weeks!), but once the snow fully melts, this is not an…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Monument
Uncle Harvey’s Mausoleum (otherwise known as “The Cribs”) is a monument to failed ingenuity. The story behind “The Cribs” is described in this shoreline plaque (click on the photo for an enlarged view). These photos were taken a few weeks ago and, thankfully, Lake Superior is finally opening up with more water than ice these…
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