The beautiful doorway to the Central Mine's powderhouse, in winter. This doorway saw hundreds of tons of black powder and (later) dynamite going to and from the mine.
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Powderhouse in Winter
Horseshoe
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An old horseshoe, hanging out on an abandoned outhouse.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Beach Tree
A dead tree at reaches up into the sky at Seven Mile Point.
Ballot
A selection of interesting parties on a somewhat elderly ballot which I found in an abandoned building near the old Centennial mine.
Apparently this was the 1988 election, as that was the last time Ron Paul ran for president as a Libertarian.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Adventure Ruins
Half nature, half ruins... who needs the rule of thirds, anyway?
The "mouth" of an old stack, at or near the Adventure Mine (yes, that was its real name!) last fall. This was the opening which would have led into the adjacent boiler building.
Still catching up on some old photos...
More Cowbell!!
After my first ever 10k snowshoe race, I now have: MORE COWBELL! I earned this by taking first in my age group at the Noquemanon 10k snowshoe race. The race led through the Forestville ski trails, ending right in the middle of lovely Marquette, Michigan.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Yooperdome Pentagons
A semi-abstract shot: the window at the top of the Superior Dome (aka the "Yooper Dome"), Northern Michigan University's sports dome (football, especially). The entire building is a dome, built with this beautiful, richly colored wood.
We were at the Yooper Dome for the Noquemanon 10k snowshoe race (one of many races held that day). The Superior Dome was the site of the finish line, and wonderful free food afterwards.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Beach Rock
A rock on the beach -- the Calumet Waterworks beach, to be specific.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Sunset Shadows
Sunset on the Michigan Tech Lakeshore Center. The shadows are from the much older buildings behind the camera.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Tech Trails
These two photos come to you from the Tech Trails, Michigan Tech's world class ski, mountain-bike, and hiking trails. The top photo is on the Isle Royal loop (named for the mine which used to own the land). The bottom photo is snow near the Hobbit Loop. The Hobbit Loop is just one of several similar loops set off in their own part of the trail. Others are the Troll loop, the Ent loop, the Elf loop, the Dragon loop, and -- of course -- the Ring loop, to which they are all attached.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Sisu Skifest Fire
The Lovely Sarah and I volunteered at the Sisu Skifest again this year (I also volunteered last year and posted a photo for my 365 project). The Skifest takes place at the ABR ski trails in Ironwood, Michigan. The race actually ends in the middle of Ironwood's downtown, on streets specially covered with snow. It's quite spectacular to see skiers poling around the corner of a road, right in the middle of town! This photo shows the sides of the custom-cut metal fire pits which are used for the race. This one was right in the middle of main street!
Friday, January 28, 2011
Under the Hoist
A tunnel underneath the Franklin Junior #2 (Conglomerate)'s "new" hoist. This is the only hoist I've ever seen with a fully covered tunnel running through it -- an unusual find.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Colorful Snow
Campus, lit by sunrise and sodium-vapor lights -- a beautiful winter combination, as it turns out!
Texture Smörgåsbord
More texture than you can shake a rusty piece of metal at! This is part of a "skip" behind the Osceola #13 mine near Calumet, Michigan. A "skip" was a metal rail car which rode rails up and down a mine's shafts. It would be loaded with rock, brought up to the surface, and dumped. The metal bar and scratches here show the rotating action it went through when it was dumped.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Icy Leaf
Nothing more than a lonely leaf... after almost a year of no leaves, I'm back at it again!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Marquette Rocks!
Rocks in Marquette, Michigan, recently exposed by the construction of a new parking lot at Buffalo Wild Wings. Marquette is known for being on one of the first major iron ranges in the US, and these rocks seem to confirm that!
Minimalist Trees
Trees at the Tech Trails, growing out of a midwinter snowbank.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Snowshoeing through the pines
The Lovely Sarah snowshoes through the pines, as we practice for our 10k snowshoe race! It was a magical snow-covered forest out there.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
94 Steps
"94 steps" it says on the sign down to Tahquamenon Falls. According to some friends, they lie! Luckily, the steps are kept quite clear in winter.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Tahquamenon Tree
A view of Tahquamenon Falls from above, with an ice-coated tree in the late afternoon sun. This tree is quite a ways from the falls (at least 95 steps, as the sign at the lookout tells me!), but the mist from the falls still coats it with ice. The ice is all yellow-tinged, from the tannins in the water (which you can also see in the falls themselves).
This was taken about 20 minutes before my earlier Tahquamenon shot, which was taken from the lower deck.
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