Lake Superior is big.
Standing on Sugarloaf, you see 27 miles to the horizon.
If Sugarloaf was the height of Everest, you'd see 207 miles to the horizon.
Meaning there is no place on 🌎 tall enough to see the entire 350 mile length of Mother Superior.
Sunrise 1,451. Happy Winter Solstice! I try to avoid the word perfect, but after 13 days of not seeing the sun at sunrise, there couldn’t have been a more fitting solstice sunrise. The -15° windchill resulting in the water vapor was the chef’s kiss.
Sunrise 1,420. The first glimpses of a steaming Lake Superior. The 1° windchill was just two degrees warmer than the coldest sunrise I’ve documented thus far. Chilly for November, mild of it were February.
Sunrise 1,106. Here’s a cold take. I think too often we approach nature as “It’s beautiful out, I think I’ll go for a walk” avoiding the inclement weather when we could be like “I think I’ll go for a walk, and see what beauty I find”.
My TEDxNMU talk on Saturday was focused on finding delight in nature, and being deliberate in seeking it.
Sound on! 🔊
P.s. Lake Superior, I love you. 😘
Sunrise outtake for
@JosephPera
from Dec 11.
"...great view from the Range Bank parking deck, where you can just stand by your car, and look."
I don't want to move from Marquette either, Joe.
Sunrise 1,546. I’ve been sad and unmotivated by this winter’s lack of ice. The first winter in five years of sunrising where I’ve been able to see open water to the horizon every single morning. What’s typically a long thaw along Superior is going this year.
365 sunrises.
All said and done, I've still never watched a sunrise on February 29.
To summarize right now feels like an impossible feat. What I can say is this, if you watch the sunrise every day for a year, your soul will be overflowing.
Carpe mane.
Sunrise 1,225. It’s a beautiful feeling to return to Superior after a few days away. And this morning was near perfect, on a way that could only be felt, with light rain drops, the fresh smell of spring, and spring temps.
There was a sunrise today, and I didn’t see it
Yes, I'm serious.
For the first time since December 31, 2018 I can say I didn’t see the sunrise.
Writing this was difficult, more difficult than I imagined. Buckle up, it’s a long one.
Sunrise 1,408. If it were possible, this sunrise would only be visible upon proof you voted. So if you’re watching this, I assume you voted or are planning to vote later today. 🗳️
Sunrise 1,037.
The first snow! The first snow of the season has long been one of my favorite days of the year. There is magic in it. A calm. A quiet. It’s my everything day.
Sunrise 1,520. That is 50 consecutive months.
I remember finishing the first month, January 2019, and feeling “Wow! I just watched every sunrise for a month.”
I haven’t felt that feeling 50 times, but I’m still finding so much joy, like this little stack of ice.
Sunrise 958. Not sure how many sunrises I’ve caught on Sugarloaf on a peak summer weekend, but this is the biggest sunrise crowd I’ve seen UP there. Nice to see some fellow early rises.
cc:
@PureMichigan
@UPTravel
@travelmarquette
Sunrise 1,769*
“What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if they do not enter into our daily lives?” – E.M. Forster, Howards End
Make good use of the nature that surrounds you.
Sunrise 1,296. Dare I say it, Top 10 sunrise! That's a tall order, and the photos and videos of today will never do it justice. But at this moment, I can't recall a sunrise where you could see lightning at the same time as the sun breaking the horizon.