The Ice Sheet

Went out to take some pictures along a path in Maple Grove, MN and right before I got to the path there was this really cool vertical sheet of ice with tons of small holes and interesting formations. It is a wonder that it didn’t collapse just by a small breeze. Both the shots below are only a very small view of the ice, but the second one gives a good idea of how thin it was.

Ice Sheet in Maple Grove, MN by Adam Bavier

There are many little suns shining through!
Ice Sheet in Maple Grove, MN by Adam Bavier

Morning Sights at Glacier

In 2005 my brother and I visited Glacier National Park in Montana for a second time. We had a few adventures and learned some quality lessons about weather in the mountains during the second week of August. The full story will have to wait till my next post on Glacier!

We woke-up at the Glenn Lake campground and were treated to this:
Looking out at the mountains from the Glenn Lake campground at Glacier National Park, by Adam Bavier

Mallards at Thompson

There were a lot of Mallards resting around the open water on the frozen Thompson lake when I visited Thompson County Park in West Saint Paul. I had a lot of fun seeing how good – or poor – my camera focused on the moving birds.

I’m landing here:
Mallards at Thompson County Park, West Saint Paul, by Adam Bavier

That crow just took my snack:
Mallards at Thompson County Park, West Saint Paul, by Adam Bavier

Make way we’re coming on in:
Mallards at Thompson County Park, West Saint Paul, by Adam Bavier

Ready to impact Earth here:
Mallards at Thompson County Park, West Saint Paul, by Adam Bavier

This was all fun. Time to head on out:
Mallards at Thompson County Park, West Saint Paul, by Adam Bavier

Cattails at Thompson

After a while of crouching down in the snow and trying to take pictures of the mallards chilling by the open water on Thompson lake and getting sore legs, I stood up, turned around and snapped one picture of the cattails along the lake with the sunset hitting them dramatically. I really like the colors on this one, and I hope that it comes across on your computer monitor.

Shots of the mallards coming in tomorrows post.

Cattails at Thompson County Park in Saint Paul, Minnesota by Adam J. Bavier

Sunset on the Frozen Lake

Thompson County Park in Saint Paul is gorgeous at sunset. I spent 2 hours walking around there photographing the birds on the lake, and was treated to an excellent sunset to finish off the nice warm end to the day. Thompson has a paved trail around the lake, some walking trails in the woods, a bridge over the highway to Kaposia Park where you can play Disc Golf, and a big grand lodge that I’ll have to go back later and checkout.

Thompson County Park at Sunset by Adam Bavier

Edit 2/24, A second link with more information about Thompson County Park including maps is here.