Jamie Thingelstad

Outdoors

Sunrise on Lake Superior. I always find it surprising how fast the sunrise happens. There are just moments from when you see that first glimpse of the corona peering over the horizon until it is fully in view.

Before that sequence the sky was filled with these tremendous reds.

Sunrise over Lake Superior seen through silhouetted pine trees, with pink and orange clouds scattered across a blue sky Sun rising over Lake Superior seen through silhouetted pine trees, sky streaked with pink and blue clouds at dawn. Sun rising over Lake Superior framed by silhouetted pine trees, with purple and pink clouds streaking the early morning sky. Sunrise over Lake Superior seen through silhouetted pine trees, with vivid orange and purple clouds across a blue sky. Silhouettes of pine trees against a deep red and purple pre-sunrise sky over Lake Superior

Gooseberry Falls

We visited Gooseberry Falls today. We have had extreme draught conditions and the falls have been greatly impacted. The Lower Falls are completely dry. It was rather shocking to see. I renamed it Mini Gooseberry Falls this year.

We visited Sugarloaf Cove for the first time today. It has a nice loop hike and a fun shoreline. There is a trail that goes out to the point as well. I enjoyed hiking through the Red Pine Forest.

Three people posing playfully on a dirt trail in a Red Pine forest, sunlight filtering through tall slender trunks. Rocky shoreline at Sugarloaf Cove with calm teal water, a small tree-covered island in the distance, and autumn foliage on the right. People walking along a rocky Lake Superior shoreline at Sugarloaf Cove, with pine trees lining the water's edge.