Running Home from the Ice Caves

Running Home from the Ice Caves

Off of the Wisconsin shores of Lake Superior, you will find a protected National Shore Line of the Apostle Islands.  And during the winter, if you are lucky enough, you will find Ice Caves.

I guess this blast of cool weather ushering in October has given me a longing for these cooler days.
But I digress...

This area forms some beautiful ice caves when the winter has been hard enough and long enough.  During these just right conditions, and as the winter is coming to a close, the National Park Service will give the OK for the public to travel to these islands and observe the caves covered in ice.

If you are insane enough, you will stay out past sunset.  Allowing you to capture all the 'smart' people running home before it gets too cold.  When you are this far north, the sky glows orange from the dimming sun. This is nicely contrasted by the deep blue ice and snow of Lake Superior.  Makes you want to sleep next to your best friend and partner to stay warm.

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Remnants of Sunset through the Devil's Doorway

Remnants of Sunset through the Devil's Doorway,
at Devil's Lake State Park, WI.

For the upper midwest, this is a massive granite monument.  People can climb it to get a great view of the lake and valley below them.  And sunsets with a half-moon like this are stunning.

I came to Devil's Lake for the first week of Summer and it just makes me realize how much I want to search for these photo opportunities.  Speaking of opportunities, what you don't see here are two rock climbers that are on the other side of this formation.

I came up here with +Adam Dooley and we stuck to the paths for the non-rock climbers.  I said to him, it will be a great place to photograph, and who knows, we just might find a rock climber or two.  At the end of this trip, he turned to me and said, "Tony, we need to get in better shape because we need to do more things like this."

I took this set of photos hand held, and the HDR was done by Google.  Enjoy.

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