Trespass. Thou shall not pass. :-/ A lovely look old railroad grade trail.
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The In-Between, Day 2 | Minnesota North Shore #exploremn
Fall 2013 MN North Shore series
Day 2 on MN North Shore began exquisitely. We made our way down to waters edge for the Sunrise @ Grand Marais shoot. Nature cooperated nicely. From there, we back-tracked a bit to Cascade River State Park for a beautiful morning hike up the river gorge among the picturesque cascades.
Park History
Years ago, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) had a camp at the Cascade River. The men in this camp worked on a variety of conservation projects. Today, you can see some of their handiwork on the trails that wind along the river. One enrollee told how they cut and moved the large pine logs from Cascade down to Gooseberry Falls State Park to finish buildings in that park. From the beginning, Cascade was thought of as a state park, but it wasn’t until 1957 that it was officially designated as such. -wikipedia
Cascade River State Park photos
Next we got off the beaten path (Hwy 61) and made our way towards another destination (Hollow Rock Resort). After checking in we were off on the Gunflint Trail to drive a loop through the forest in search of Devilfish overlook. We got closed, but missed a road and stumbled on a Red Fox – cute little bugger; then just continued on our way. We decided to take another run at a sunset at Honeymoon Bluff that overlooks Hungry Jack Lake off the Gunflint Trail. The second attempt yielded better results than the first.
Another full day on the MN North Shore. Love this place. There is a surprise around every corner.
The in-between photos
Sunrise @ Hollow Rock | MN North Shore #exploremn
Fall 2013 MN North Shore series
Hollow Rock
Hollow Rock is located a handful of miles South of Grand Portage, MN on MN North Shore. Hollow Rock Resort is situated in between Hollow Rock Creek and Hollow Rock Road. The rock formation is located right off of the shore from the resort. Cyndie and I stayed in Cabin #5 – Moose; Hollow Rock was right out the cabin’s front door.
Being right on location was certainly nice. All that was needed was to wake up, have some coffee and then set up to shoot. The in-floor heat was a plus; it made the cabin nice and cozy. I was also happy to see the tank-less water heater. It is always good to have hot water. This is what I like to refer to as remote/comfortable. There is no cable TV, cellular service or Internet here. It was quite peaceful. A great place to get lost for a few days.
Here are a few other shots from the cabin and around the immediate area outside the cabin.
At this particular time of year, the sunrise lines up nicely with hole in Hollow Rock. We had a picture-perfect morning for a sunrise. The weather, clouds and color came together quite nicely. Here are four frames from that magnificent sunrise shoot.
I continued to practice my time-lapse photography at this location as well. I had the same issues as before, but I am pleased with the results.
Part One
Part Two
Sunrise @ Grand Marais | MN North Shore #exploremn
Fall 2013 MN North Shore series
As luck would have it, our first morning of MN North Shore yielded a spectacular sunrise. The clouds and color were quite wonderful. I am very fond of Autumn sunrises as they happen much later than they do in the Summer 🙂.
Since we would be in position an hour or so before sunrise, I took this opportunity to practice some time-lapse photography again.
There are two parts. I was having issues with exposure; part way through I needed to adjust and that doesn’t bode well for a seamless end to end video. The two parts captured the clouds and color pretty well. I need to do more research on this and practice practice practice.
Part 1
Part 2
Here are a few frames from that lovely morning sunrise.
