Like The Arctic but Farther South






Last Sunday (1/21) Steve, my cousin Kevin & I took a hike on Park Point (incidently Park Point is the world's largest freshwater sand bar - put that in your trivia brain folder. :)). It is a beautiful hike filled with 200 year old red pines, huge sand dunes, ruins of shipyards past and on this day fantastic ice formations. Lake Superior was eerily calm. Usually there is a lot of wave action, but not so today! The sky was dark grey and it was dead quiet. We felt like we were on another planet and felt very lucky to take in this beautiful and unusual sight. It wasn't that cold either - perfect for hiking.

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African Kelli said…
how cute are you two? You should so use that for your holiday card!
4:08 PM
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