I asked many friends which bird should receive “bird of the day” honors for #300. Everyone agreed the white-breasted nuthatch. Condolences to our national bird, the bald eagle.
The Winner!
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The Loser!
This morning my wife and I headed up the North Shore of Lake Superior from Duluth. Although the weather was calm and peaceful at 6 am, the cold winter which still had Lake Superior’s water temperatures in the high 30’s on this late day in May meant fog was present out over the lake.
However as the day progressed the fog burned off, and depending upon how close one was to the lake, the weather ranged from 48F to 70F. We took a long hike in Split Rock State Park and enjoyed the cascades as the water flew down to Lake Superior.
Fog at Sugarloaf Cove
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Today’s Bird – Least Flycatcher
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Split Rock River
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Split Rock Highlands
This past Winter has the most number of sub-zero degree days in history (fahrenheit). With Friday’s snow we are over 130 inches for the season, and have moved into the third snowiest winter in history for northern Minnesota. Thus, it’s time to publish my first book which will take you on a magical tour of this winter wonder which I call “Amity”.
Amity, will be published and available via Amazon in approximately seven days. However, I am giving away a pdf version of my book via NorthStarNerd.Org (my other web site). Here is the book’s description:
The Lake Superior wilderness of northern Minnesota is rustically beautiful. Amity invites you to explore this region’s winter wonderland through the eyes of landscape and nature photographer Rich Hoeg. The word “Amity” comes from a small stream that roars down the hill to Lake Superior near Duluth, Minnesota.
This winter I was flattered to see organizations such as Fox News and the Weather Channel pick up and use my ice cave photographs in national news articles on the Apostle Islands Sea Caves. In addition, being one of the few finalists in the Lake Superior Magazine annual photo contest was an honor.
I hope you enjoy Amity.
Here is just one photo from Amity. This photo of Split Rock Lighthouse was taken shortly before dawn on April 18, 2014. Winter is finally starting to give up here grip on the Northland. (click to view photo at full resolution)
