Picture of the Day: Foggy Bottoms
Fog hangs underneath a tree in the bottoms near Gulfport, Illinois. (picture taken March 2013) Illinois bottoms; near Gulfport
Picture of the Day: Muscatine Riverfront in Fog
Muscatine, Iowa was the pearl button manufacturing center of the world in the early 1900s. The buttons were made from mussels harvested from the Mississippi River, which is why the city's riverfront today has a very tall statue of a clammer. I got there on a morning when the river was entirely hidden by a
Picture of the Day: Trees in fog
Picture taken at Reno Bottoms (Minnesota) in November 2010. See more pictures here. Reno Bottoms (Minnesota)
Picture of the Day: Eads Bridge in Fog
We had a touch of fog in St. Louis last week, as you can see by the picture below. The historic Eads Bridge disappeared into a thick cloud just a few feet from shore. (Photo taken November 2012). Eads Bridge; St. Louis, MO
Picture of the Day: Backwaters Shrouded in Fog
I love the way fog transforms the river and its backwaters into a set for a horror flick. Look out for the zombie fishermen! This shot was taken in October 2010 in the Reno Bottoms south of Brownsville, Minnesota. See more Photos of the Day here. Backwaters of Reno Bottoms (MN)
Picture of the Day: Alton’s Clark Bridge in the fog
You may have noticed that this winter has been exceptionally mild so far. This picture was taken in mid-January (2012) near Alton, Illinois. The Clark Bridge is barely visible in the fog, and there is just a hint of ice along the shore. See more Photos of the Day here. Clark Bridge; Alton, IL; January