calling the four directions
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edenfallingFour views from the end of our dock.
1. Looking north toward O'Neil's Point (aka Anderson's Point). There is a UU camp over there, between the east portage and the point, called Unistar. I have always vaguely wanted to attend even though that's kind of silly when I am already an islander... but hey, I'm a UU too, right? And it would definitely not be the same as spending a week in my family's cabin.
2. Looking east across the lake toward the mainland. You can see a few fishing boats toward the right of the picture. This was a pretty calm day, just a light breeze, so the waves are quite small. We had some other days where the lake was as still as glass, but that's quite rare overall. Whitecaps are sadly more common.
3. Looking south toward Ah-Nung Point (aka Starr's Point). Cedar Island is technically in this picture, but it got lost against the backdrop of the mainland. Alas for my cell phone camera's imperfect focus.
4. Looking west toward the stairs up to our cabin. The stones at the base of the bluff are not natural; they are part of a riprap anti-erosion project that a whole bunch of cabin-owners collectively paid for after wrangling permission from the Forest Service, back when a series of high water years were threatening to carve the ground out from under our cabins. You can see the project extending along the shore in the northern and southern views.
These pictures were all taken within a minute of each other, despite the dramatic difference in perceived colors in the final photo. Light has funny effects sometimes, doesn't it? *wry*
1. Looking north toward O'Neil's Point (aka Anderson's Point). There is a UU camp over there, between the east portage and the point, called Unistar. I have always vaguely wanted to attend even though that's kind of silly when I am already an islander... but hey, I'm a UU too, right? And it would definitely not be the same as spending a week in my family's cabin.
2. Looking east across the lake toward the mainland. You can see a few fishing boats toward the right of the picture. This was a pretty calm day, just a light breeze, so the waves are quite small. We had some other days where the lake was as still as glass, but that's quite rare overall. Whitecaps are sadly more common.
3. Looking south toward Ah-Nung Point (aka Starr's Point). Cedar Island is technically in this picture, but it got lost against the backdrop of the mainland. Alas for my cell phone camera's imperfect focus.
4. Looking west toward the stairs up to our cabin. The stones at the base of the bluff are not natural; they are part of a riprap anti-erosion project that a whole bunch of cabin-owners collectively paid for after wrangling permission from the Forest Service, back when a series of high water years were threatening to carve the ground out from under our cabins. You can see the project extending along the shore in the northern and southern views.
These pictures were all taken within a minute of each other, despite the dramatic difference in perceived colors in the final photo. Light has funny effects sometimes, doesn't it? *wry*
So nice to see th island!
Date: 2014-04-10 10:51 pm (UTC)Both cabins were sold as each side of the family spread out and away from Minnesota, but I still dream about Star Island and think about it almost daily (in fact, I have the latitude and longitude of the island tattooed on my wrist). Your photos are so wonderful to see - thank you!
Re: So nice to see th island!
Date: 2014-04-12 03:51 am (UTC)