Cascade River State Park 001

The rivers along the North Shore are so beautiful right now. I hiked ¼ mile up Cascade River to what they call the “Cascades”.

When the water is high like it is now you can see five waterfalls in a row.

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The silky look to the water comes from motion blur. I put the camera on a tripod and kept the shutter open for about one second.

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Gooseberry Middle Falls 001

On our way back from Duluth we stopped at Gooseberry Falls State Park. When the water is high you can get a rainbow or mistbow in the afternoon just below the Middle Falls.

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The mistbow continued right to the top of the Lower Falls.

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Even without the mistbow it is a beautiful display showing the power of water.

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Gooseberry Upper Falls 001

The Upper Falls was equally as captivating.

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There were just enough clouds overhead to frame the blue sky and waterfalls.

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