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On our way back from Florida we stopped at Myre-Big Island State Park by Albert Lea, MN. It was a beautiful sunrise along the shore of Albert Lea Lake.

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Walking though the campground I noticed how beautiful the beams of sunlight looked between the trees. I took this photo at 1/8 of a second while slightly moving the camera vertically.

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My goal was to find wild turkeys but had to settle for about two dozen white-tailed deer. The morning sunlight made a great background in this photo.

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The moon was setting over the fields just after sunrise.

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Albert Lea Lake was calm reflecting the setting moon.

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Winter Continues

After spending over a month in 70 and 80-degree temperatures we returned to winter. In a normal year the snow would have been melted by now. Not this winter.

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But the waterfalls are opening up and with the amount of snow that we received this winter they are going to be awesome.

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Looking downstream from the footbridge.

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The Cascade River Lower Falls.

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