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Friday, November 10, 2023

Fall Color Trip, Cascade River State Park, early October 2023, part 2

Part two of our fall color trip up north along the north shore of Lake Superior. 

For part 1 see this post: https://soulcenteredphotography.blogspot.com/2023/10/fall-color-trip-cascade-river-state.html

We were camping at the Cascade River State park near Grand Marais, one of my favorite spots in the area. We were greeted with another gorgeous sunrise at Lake Superior. And I took more photos of the Cedar trees in the morning light.

The rest of the day we went exploring heading north along the Cascade river. Stopping at various places enjoying the solitude and beauty of the river and forest.

We hiked along the river to Hidden Falls - a series of smaller waterfalls and a lesser known area in the State Park.

We found an abundance of mushrooms  -  different varieties I am not familiar with.

On the way home we stopped at Tettegouche State park and Stoney Point. It was a windy day with waves coming ashore - very refreshing. Shanti found a little truck and carried it all over the place. He was so proud of his new toy!!

Enjoy, Susanne

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Colors of dawn

Colors of dawn

Orange sunrise, Lake Superior

Sunrise, Lake Superior

Sunrise, Lake Superior

Sunrise, Lake Superior

Cedar trees in morning light


Cedar trees in morning light

Cedar trees in morning light


Cascade river

Swans, Cascade river 

A "secret" waterfall along the Cascade river

A "secret" waterfall along the Cascade river

A "secret" waterfall along the Cascade river

Fall color drive




Hidden Falls, Cascade river

Hidden Falls, Cascade river

So inviting - Cascade river

Hidden Falls, Cascade river

Hidden Falls, Cascade river

Hidden Falls, Cascade river

Cascade river up close

Cascade river up close, swirls


Mossy hill

Cascade river with swirls



Large group of mushrooms

Large group of mushrooms

waves rolling in

Shovel Point at Tettegoousche State park

Fishing shack at Stoney Point

Shanti with his new toy truck

Shanti with his new toy truck
























Saturday, October 7, 2023

Fall colors in the Blue Hills, end of September 2023

The weather turned overcast with fog, rain, wind on the day I returned from my short fall trip to the north shore of Lake Superior (see my previous blog: https://soulcenteredphotography.blogspot.com/2023/09/fall-colors-arrived-early-september-2023.html ) . This pattern lasted 10 days!! and it was exactly at the peak of the fall colors in our area (northern Wisconsin).

Needless to say I didn't get out much to take photos. Though fog and cloudy days can create some beautiful moods and saturated colors, I did miss the brilliance of sunlight shining through the trees and adding that special sparkling moment.

I did go on a trip north to Iron County to explore some new locations. I am working on a separate blog on that.

The following photos were taken from September 23.-29. 2023 in my neighborhood (Rusk County). The color patterns were unusual this year - orange, red maple trees on one side of the road whereas the same trees were still green on the other side!!

A truly magical moment happened on the morning of September 29. I noticed an orange/golden glow outside right around sunrise. The whole forest was illuminated in this unusual light. It only lasted 3-5 minutes and I quickly took a few photos of my driveway. Wow! 

We had a lot of wind and rain that blew off the beautiful leaves way too fast.

Enjoy the fleeting moments of beauty seen through my camera lens. Thanks for viewing. Susanne


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