Lady Finger Point is a spit on Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake. Carol and I picnicked there on August 14, 2024. The day was hot and the Sun was bright. Smoke from wildfires around the western United States varied depending on the direction one looked. Here are some scenes from our outing: […]
Read more "Lady Finger Point"Winter escape to Antelope Island State Park
Read more "Visiting Antelope Island during Winter"Lake Itasca lies in the remote northwestern quadrant of Minnesota and forms the headwaters of the Mississippi River. The lake and its state park are not on the way to anywhere; one must really want to go. The practical way to get there is automobile: Three and a half hours from Minneapolis-Saint Paul and four […]
Read more "Mississippi Headwaters: Lake Itasca, Minnesota"Detroit Lake is one of approximately 14,380 lakes in Minnesota. Boosters in that state can be forgiven for the 10,000 number. After all the ancient Greek word mega literally means ten thousand, but it figuratively meant a lot. Compare that usage to young Americans today. Detroit Lake is wholly contained within the town limits of […]
Read more "Questing for Wonder in Rural Minnesota"Questing for a very old Moon The Moon “disappears” the day before, the day of, and the day after its new phase. Observing the extremely thin crescent less than 36 hours before and less than 36 hours after the exact moment of new requires planning and luck. Because ultrathin crescents have delicate beauty, seeking them […]
Read more "Where is the Moon?"Introduction Our third adventure with the Nevada Northern Railway (NNRy) of 18 June 2022 was an excursion north of Ely. The round trip began at 7:15 p.m. MDT and lasted two and a half hours. The outing was timed to witness the sunset on the first leg and the stars on the return leg. The […]
Read more "Nevada Northern Railway: Part Three-Diesel"Introduction The Nevada Northern Railway is a heritage railway and museum located in Ely, Nevada. Carol and I admire the nonprofit that owns and operates the railway. Since last year we had planned to spend a weekend in Ely for railroading. Finally, that weekend arrived and Saturday was our chosen day. In the morning we […]
Read more "Nevada Northern Railway: Part One–The Yards"Introduction Lake Tohopekaliga lies in Osceola County, Florida. It is just south of Orange County and its seat of Orlando. Local residents call the lake “Toho.” That’s good because no two people pronounce its full name the same. The travel gurus say to avoid Florida in July and August due to the combined high heat […]
Read more "Questing for Wonder on Lake Toho, Florida"Dear Readers, Wonder sometimes comes from discovering connections between things thought to be separate. One example is landforms and clouds. This post features Antelope Island and a line of low-lying clouds that its 15-mile (24-kilometer) spine had created. Approaching the island from the causeway, this connection and the low ceiling impressed me. Antelope Island and […]
Read more "Touching the Clouds"Introduction On 4 September 2020 Carol and I drove the 65 miles (105 kilometers) around the Silver Island Mountains, a remote range in the Great Salt Lake Desert of Utah. We did not see another person during the loop. ICYMI please see “Questing for Wonder around the Silver Island Mountains-2019.” Here are photos and commentary […]
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