Hearts In Hawaii

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The Willard Munger State Trail is a 70-mile paved trail running south from Duluth to the town of Hinckley. Save for a short 1.5 stretch where the trail dips and winds, it is a straight trail built on abandoned railroad right-of-way. The first 15 miles from Duluth to Carlton is mostly uphill, but it’s an easy climb of no more than 1-2% grade.

Probably the most scenic part of the trail occurs between the 13-14 mile mark where it crosses the St. Louis River on a bridge set high above waters which can rage during spring run-off and after heavy rains during the summer. This makes the first fifteen miles the most popular stretch of the trail. (note: major flooding in June 2012 washed out several sections of the Trail; temporary repairs have been done on the Duluth-Carlton section, but these repaired sections are hard packed dirt and gravel; roller blades will not work on these sections)

Pictures begin at the trailhead in West Duluth and proceed south to Willow River. This pics will be reshot using a Nikon D7100 in 2013!

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(1) north Trailhead near Willard Munger Inn (2) near Riverside Dr in Duluth (3-4) rock cuts near Bardon Peak & Ely’s Peak (5) Ely’s Peak (6) near Becks Rd in Duluth (7) Forbay Canal (8) Forbay Trail adjacent to the Canal (9) view from the St. Louis River bridge (10) wintertime south of Carlton (11) Northern Pacific Junction rest stop at Carlton (12-13) Willow River

Other pic info:
(1) 1/200 sec., f/9, 35mm focal length
(2) 1/100 sec., f/9, 24mm focal length
(3) 1/250 sec., f/8, 22mm focal length
(4) 1/250 sec., f/8, 18mm focal length
(5) 1/100 sec., f/8, 29mm focal length
(6) 1/800 sec., f/7.1, 75mm focal length
(7) 1/100 sec., f/5, 18mm focal length
(8) 1/160 sec., f/6.3, 32mm focal length
(9) 1/160 sec., f/7.1, 24mm focal length
(10) 1/500 sec., f/11, 26mm focal length
(11) 1/250 sec., f/9, 19mm focal length
(12) 1/320 sec., f/9, 46mm focal length
(13) 1/320 sec., f/9, 34mm focal length

Images shot with a Nikon D50 and an 18-200mm lens.

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(1)Aerial Lift Bridge (2) Dewitt-Seitz Bldg in Canal Park (3) DECC Convention Center (4) Radisson Hotel (5) Downtown from DECC parking lot (6) US Bank Bldg on Superior St.

Other pic info:
(1) 1/250 sec., f/8, 50mm focal length, CP filter used
(2) 1/200 sec., f/7.1, 22mm focal length, CP filter used
(3) 1/200 sec., f/7.1, 27mm focal length, CP filter used
(4) 1/320 sec., f/5.3, 82mm focal length
(5) 1/250 sec., f/8, 22mm focal length, CP filter used
(6) 1/125 sec., f/5.6, 18mm focal length

Images shot with a Nikon D50 and an 18-200mm lens.

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(1) View of zoo grounds (2) R.I.P, Bubba (1989-2007) (3) Trouble, the Grizzly Bear

Other pic info:
(1) 1/125 sec., f/5.6, 18mm focal length
(2) 1/1250 sec., f/5.6, 200mm focal length
(3) 1/320 sec., f/5, 70mm focal length

Images shot with a Nikon D90 and an 18-200mm lens.

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(1) Endion Station (2-3) Views between Endion Station and Leif Eriksen Park (4) Looking down at the Lakewalk (5) Mural below Lake Place (6) Canal Park Lodge (7-8) Under I-35 near Bayfront Park (9-10) Newer section past 26th Ave E. (11) Congdon Creek (12-13) Just opened! From Ordean Field to 43rd Ave E. (14) Leif Eriksen Park

Other pic info:
(1) 1/160 sec., f/6.3, 18mm focal length, ISO 320
(2) 1/200 sec., f/7.1, 40mm focal length, ISO 320
(3) 1/160 sec., f/6.3, 18mm focal length, ISO 320
(4) 1/200 sec., f/7.1, 18mm focal length, ISO 320
(5) 1/125 sec., f/5.6, 18mm focal length, ISO 320
(6) 1/160 sec., f/6.3, 32mm focal length, ISO 320
(7) 1/100 sec., f/5, 18mm focal length, ISO 200
(8) 1/200 sec., f/7.1, 26mm focal length, ISO 200
(9) 1/500 sec., f/11, 36mm focal length, ISO 640
(10) 1/320 sec., f/9, 18mm focal length, ISO 640
(11) 1/100 sec., f/5, 20mm focal length, ISO 640
(12) 1/250 sec., f/8, 27mm focal length, ISO 640
(13) 1/320 sec., f/9, 20mm focal length, ISO 640
(14) 1/200 sec., f/7.1, 24mm focal length, ISO 320

Images shot with a Nikon D90 and an 18-200mm lens.

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(1) Amity Creek (2-4) Bayfront Park (5-7) Lester River (8) Miller Creek at Lincoln Park

Other pic info:
(1) 1/200 sec., f/5.6, 18mm focal length
(2) 1/160 sec., f/8, 22mm focal length, CP filter used
(3) 1/100 sec., f/8, 50mm focal length, CP filter used
(4) 1/200 sec., f/7.1, 18mm focal length
(5) 1/100 sec., f/5, 18mm focal length
(6) 1/160 sec., f/6.3, 24mm focal length, CP filter used
(7) 1/400 sec., f/10, 24mm focal length
(8) 1/13 sec., f/20, 36mm focal length

Images shot with a Nikon D50 and an 18-200mm lens.

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(1) Enger Tower (2-3) View from Enger Tower (4-9) Views of Duluth from various points along Skyline Drive

Other pic info:
(1) 1/200 sec., f/7.1, 18mm focal length, CP filter used
(2) 1/250 sec., f/7.1, 112mm focal length
(3) 1/250 sec., f/5.6, 150mm focal length
(4) 1/200 sec., f/9, 22mm focal length, CP filter used
(5) 1/800 sec., f/4.2, 34mm focal length, CP filter used
(6) 1/500 sec., f/5, 60mm focal length, CP filter used
(7) 1/320 sec., f/5.6, 105mm focal length
(8) 1/640 sec., f/4.5, 38mm focal length
(9) 1/100 sec., f/5, 48mm focal length

Images shot with a Nikon D50 and an 18-200mm lens.

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(1) Fog bank over Lake Superior (2-6) Various pics during and after thunderstorms shot from the balcony of our old apartment (7-10) Sunrises (11-13) Sunset from the end of Park Point (14) Shot one night near Carlton…too bad the power lines were there!

Other pic info: (1) 1/400 sec., f/10, 18mm focal length, CP filter used
(2) 4 sec., f/7.1, 27mm focal length
(3) 6 sec., f/9, 18mm focal length
(4) 1/160 sec., f/6.3, 29mm focal length
(5) 1/15 sec., f/3.5, 18mm focal length
(6) 1/160 sec., f/6.3, 18mm focal length
(7) 1/640 sec., f/13, 35mm focal length
(8) 1/100 sec., f/5, 26mm focal length
(9) 1/500 sec., f/5.6, 105mm focal length
(10) 1/30 sec., f/4.5, 42mm focal length
(11) 1/160 sec., f/32, 56mm focal length, manual exposure
(12) 1/125 sec., f/32, 170mm focal length, manual exposure
(13) 1/250 sec., f/9, 70mm focal length, manual exposure
(14) 1/400 sec., f/5.6, 105mm focal length

Images shot with a Nikon D90 and an 18-200mm lens. A circular polarizer was used.

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(1) Leif Eriksen Park (2) Downtown Duluth including the financial center (3) Miller-Dwan Medical Center in the left-center, Central High School and the Coppertop Church at the top (4) Three landmarks from left to right; old Central High School, Greysolon Plaza (formerly Hotel Duluth) and the new Sheraton Hotel (5) About to pass under the Aerial Lift Bridge (6) DECC Arena (7) View of construction underway on the new DECC Arena, set to open at the end of December 2010 (8) Bayfront Park (9) Windmill turbine blades lined up ready for shipping (10) Four tugs lined up (11) Sole worker aiding loading of grain on the Isadora (12) Reversing and revving the Vista’s engines brings up a mess of silt from the harbor bottom (13) Passing under the Blatnik Bridge connecting Duluth and Superior, WI (14) Kaye E. Barker (15) Harbor Side Ballroom at the DECC

Other pic info:
(1) 1/160 sec., f/5.3, 90mm focal length
(2) 1/200 sec., f/5.3, 120mm focal length
(3) 1/500 sec., f/5.6, 70mm focal length
(4) 1/400 sec., f/5.6, 135mm focal length
(5) 1/320 sec., f/5.1, 75mm focal length
(6) 1/250 sec., f/8, 55mm focal length
(7) 1/400 sec., f/5.6, 170mm focal length
(8) 1/200 sec., f/7.1, 28mm focal length
(9) 1/400 sec., f/4.8, 62mm focal length
(10) 1/200 sec., f/7.1, 32mm focal length
(11) 1/250 sec., f/5.6, 150mm focal length
(12) 1/160 sec., f/6.3, 18mm focal length
(13) 1/200 sec., f/7.1, 18mm focal length
(14) 1/200 sec., f/7.1, 18mm focal length
(15) 1/250 sec., f/8, 22mm focal length