Monochrome Winter

1/500 sec. f/11 ISO 200

Finally! Snow.

We finally had our first real snow of the winter. It didn't happen until Monday, March 5, but better late than never, I suppose. We got 5" of the white stuff over night. What's weird is Kentucky was ravaged by numerous strong tornadoes on the previous Friday, March 2. This has been the strangest weather I can remember in a long time.

The U.P. In Pictures

One cold November, several of the guys in my family went to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for a few days of deer hunting. We stayed in the southern portion of the U.P. not far from Little Bay De Noc. In between hunting, I spent some time taking photos in the local area and even going as far as Lake Superior. This post isn't about the hunting itself, but highlights the scenery we experienced during our trip. This trip is even more special to me now because my late grandfather was one of the guys along on this hunt. 

Covered bridge in winter

Swim at your own risk

Follow the leader

Escanaba

Snowy shoreline

Old Great Lakes freighter

Lake Superior

U.P. village

Snow covered fence line

Smoke on the water

Shoreline deadfall

Icy shore

Lone windmill

Ice cold waterfalls

Long way down

These photos were taken before digital cameras were prevalent. At the time, I used a Canon SLR and 35mm film. You may notice some imperfections in the photos as I had to scan each of them for this post.

Wishing I Was There 24-7: Photos

Like many who love the outdoors, this is the start of my favorite time of year. I wish I could take three months off and just spend it at our hunting grounds. Using that old saying "a picture is worth a thousand words", I'm going to let the photos speak for themselves. 

A stream runs through it

Trying to fool the thunder chickens

Solitude

Hilltop hunting

Surrounded by hills

A hunter's lair

Standing guard

Cabin in winter

A cold stream runs through it

View from a tree stand

On the trail

Food plot under snow

A cold drink

Snow on the hills