Bass Brook Wildlife Management Area has nearly 300 acres of second growth pine forest along one mile of Mississippi River shoreline near Cohasset, Minnesota; this picture was taken just southwest of a rail bridge. (Photo taken June 2011) See more pictures here. Mississippi River at Bass Brook Wildlife Management Area; Cohasset, MN
Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge, near Annada, MO. This spot is normally about 1 1/2 miles from the river channel. (Picture taken May 2013) See more Pictures here.
Lookout Point in Hixon Forest We continue our May trek along Wisconsin's west coast with a stop high above La Crosse. Hixon Forest's 800 acres are criss-crossed by 13 miles of trails for hikers and dirt bikers, winding their way up and across several bluffs with great views of the region. I was
Heavy rains in late March and April have awoken the Mississippi River from its winter slumber. Here are two pictures from about the same spot at Jones Confluence State Park that show the water level now (April 19, 2013) and when it was at a more typical level (Sept 2006). See more pictures here.
Vento Nature Sanctuary offers a slice of born-again nature in the midst of an old urban core. Sandwiched between railroad tracks and bluffs (and very near the Mississippi River), the 29 acres are part of a former industrial area that is slowing returning to a natural state. The site includes the cave known to the
I'm lucky enough to live a short 20-minute drive from the point where North America's two longest rivers meet. which means I get a lot of opportunities to photograph the confluence and to do so at different times of year. The two panoramas below were taken at a time when both rivers were near historically
