I spent the first part of my trip chasing the quickly changing maple trees. The maples were about 80-100% peak colors. Almost every morning there was heavy fog, which created softer images.
I like this grouping because it contains so many great colors (yellow, orange, red, green).
I only had a couple of good sunrises the entire week, but that is how it is sometimes.
This is a close up of some freshly fallen maple leaves.
Another foggy morning while out driving the back roads in the Superior National Forrest.
The second half of my trip I spent it in the Boundary Waters. I set up base camp on this island. My goal was to explore each day and hopefully locate a 1,000-year-old cedar tree I had heard about.
Located about ten feet from the island I was camping on was another smaller island. A cedar tree had fallen between the two islands and created a natural bridge for me to cross over. When I needed a little extra solitude, I would escape out to this smaller island.
This image was taken from my base camp looking towards the shoreline.
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I captured this image while standing directly at the base of the old cedar tree. I love how the branches are so twisted and gnarled.
The bark on this 1,000-year-old cedar tree had so much character. This tree has survived fire, wind, and endless Minnesota winters.
Young yellow birches carpet the forest floor while pine trees stand tall in the fog.
A trip to the North Shore wouldn't be complete without a stop at the Split Rock Lighthouse. The colors were peak and the sunrise was perfect.
I found this nice grouping of Poplar trees all in their orange splendor.