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  • When I walk out to Thunder Bay’s Cascades Conservation Area, I’m taken by the millions of years of story under my hiking shoes. The complex geological rock formations speak to a chapter of history in every direction.<br />
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To my senses, it’s the Disneyland of shape, colour, texture, sound, movement, and story. It’s really a magical paradise, not of Walt’s design, but of Mother Nature.<br />
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It’s simply beautiful. <br />
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In this rather stark rock formation photograph, multiple hues of brown are everywhere. If you look closely you’ll witness erosion, rock depression, water, life, time and different types of rock. In upcoming photographs I’ll share a multitude of colour.<br />
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Three hours of shooting feels like three minutes… until I realize I’m fatigued and thirsty from photographing in the afternoon summer sun.<br />
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Part of the Canadian Shield, Cascades is but a sliver of the 8 million square km (3 million square miles) of rock spread over eastern, central, and northwestern Canada into the U.S.A.
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  • Overhead view into decayed tree stump found at Cascades Conservation Area.<br />
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I love what I feel is the indescribable bond Mother Nature has with Earth. <br />
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This aged tree stump is beautiful in its own way. Its wood has been stained green over time by moss, and the trunk’s core is all but gone, etc. <br />
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Even after man has cut down a tree, nature still has a natural process for its remaining life cycle, with its roots still deeply embedded in the earth. This process can last more than a decade as the tree stump and its root structure decays, nurturing new life such as insects and foliage.
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  • Overhead view into tree stump found at Cascades Conservation Area.
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  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0437c.tif
  • Part of the Canadian Shield, Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is but a sliver of the 8 million square km (3 million square miles) of rock spread over eastern, central, and northwestern Canada into the U.S.A.<br />
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Cascades Conservation Area is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_IMG_3283.tif
  • One can only imagine how this scene appeared hundreds of years ago. The visible layers of rock, probably laying flat, may have been hidden from view under the Earth’s surface. Mother Nature realigned the rock over time, pushing it up to the angle where it now sits. <br />
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When surrounded by rock as far as the eye can see, it’s easy to overlook story before one’s eyes. I love the vast expanse of geological rock under my feet when exploring the area. There is a multitude of colour, life, shape, sound and texture. After a heavy rain fall, the smell of the surrounding forest is unmistakable.<br />
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Part of the Canadian Shield, Cascades Conservation Area is but a sliver of the 8 million square km (3 million square miles) of rock spread over eastern, central, and northwestern Canada into the U.S.A.<br />
<br />
Cascades is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0419b.tif
  • A storm was brewing when I photographed this scene. I made it back to the car before the downpour.<br />
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I love the vast expanse of geological rock under my feet when exploring the area. There is much to discover.<br />
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When visiting, be sure it hasn’t recently rained. The rock can be very slippery when wet, which can be very dangerous if you’re close to the edge of the Current River rapids.<br />
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Part of the Canadian Shield, Cascades is but a sliver of the 8 million square km (3 million square miles) of rock spread over eastern, central, and northwestern Canada into the U.S.A.<br />
<br />
Cascades is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0417b.tif
  • When a tree stump is left in the ground, its wood and roots will decay. It may take a decade or more. During this time it becomes home to a number of insects, organisms, fungi, and possibly disease.<br />
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Captured in Cascades Conservation Area, Thunder Bay, ON (Canada).
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  • The Current River surrounded by geological rock formations and the poplar / birch tree forest.
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  • The Current River surrounded by geological rock formations and the poplar / birch tree forest.
    Cascades_95A0628a.tiff
  • The Current River surrounded by geological rock formations and the poplar / birch tree forest.
    Cascades_95A0628_BW.tif
  • While walking back to my car after wrapping this shoot, the top of the poplar trees were dancing in the wind. With just the right amount of wind the sound closely resembled that of the rushing rapids I had just left behind. This type of symbiotic synchronicity is something I often see around me. <br />
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There is much colour, reflection and movement in this image that I love. Produced as a single capture (i.e., no photo stacking etc), the challenge in creating this type of image is ensuring what is important is in focus while still allowing for movement. Sunlight was popping in and out of the clouds, and bouncing off the water’s slowly swirling surface. Captured with a shutter of 1.3s allowed for just a bit of blur where I felt it worked best.<br />
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Cascades is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0456a.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0416a.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_IMG_3071a.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0407b.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0398a.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0432b.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0460c.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0411a.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0479c.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0458c.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0485c.tif
  • Flowing water. Beautiful and bountiful. The basis for life; it is also capable of being lethal and destructive. I wanted to capture this as a singular entity, presenting in one photograph these virtues.
    Thunder Bay_95A0730.SQUARE.tif
  • Freezing water's movement in a photograph brings to the surface countless threads of story.<br />
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Whether free falling, making its way around seemingly endless twists and turns over hundreds of miles, water carries life and with it, potential danger.
    Thunder Bay_95A0690.tif
  • I love how the geological rock formations rise to the occasion and display a singular birch tree amidst a collection of poplar tress.
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  • The Paper White Birch Tree sprouted its greenery in only two weeks. Winter was very long 2021-22. Once it departed, spring arrived with what could be described as a beautiful vengeance.
    Thunder Bay_95A0768.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0418b.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0392.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_IMG_3072a.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0477c.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0391.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0468c.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0466c.tif
  • Flowing water. Beautiful and bountiful. The basis for life; it is also capable of being lethal and destructive. I wanted to capture this as a singular entity, presenting in one photograph these virtues.
    Thunder Bay_95A0730.VERT.tif
  • Freezing water's movement in a photograph brings to the surface countless threads of story.<br />
<br />
Whether free falling, making its way around seemingly endless twists and turns over hundreds of miles, water carries life and with it, potential danger.
    Thunder Bay_95A0690_SQUARE.tif
  • Every stream of water is a thread of story. Each twist and turn of its journey comes from, and leads to, another chapter.
    Thunder Bay_95A0759.tif
  • Flowing water. Beautiful and bountiful. The basis for life; it is also capable of being lethal and destructive. I wanted to capture this as a singular entity, presenting in one photograph these virtues.
    Thunder Bay_95A0730.tif