And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Huge waves slam the shore of Northern Lake Superior.
I was just there, north of Duluth. I think this may be Beaver Bay. Pretty country, great foliage colors. We left the area one day before this gale blew up, it was just getting started as we left Duluth. Apparently the park near the vertical lift bridge (historic landmark)downtown got completely flooded. 20 ft waves out in the open water. Awesome.
having flown over the area into and out of Duluth and K I SawyerAFB over the years, I love the scenery and weather. in the winter, the storms are biblical.
The tops of those cliffs are approximately 100 feet above the water level. Camera's shrink the visual size of the waves. A picture of a 15 footer looks like a 8 footer. And these waves are larger than 15 feet.
I expected to hear "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (Lightfoot) playing in the background.
ReplyDeleteThe lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomy
Ya beat me to it LL :)
ReplyDeleteBy the way. How does one surf with all them rocks in the way?
I have been there a few times. Water temps are in the 40's mid summer.
ReplyDeleteBrrrr! No thanks.
DeleteCold country. Once spent the nght in White River and the temperature dropped to -40 celsius. Beautiful country but if you go there take a sweater
ReplyDeleteAnd, as we all know, -40C is the same as -40F. And, no to another commenter, the summer water temp is not 40 degrees, at least not at the surface.
DeleteWe were there two and a half weeks ago, but caught it on a calm day.
ReplyDeleteIt was chilly but clear.
I was just there, north of Duluth. I think this may be Beaver Bay. Pretty country, great foliage colors. We left the area one day before this gale blew up, it was just getting started as we left Duluth. Apparently the park near the vertical lift bridge (historic landmark)downtown got completely flooded. 20 ft waves out in the open water. Awesome.
ReplyDeleteMeet Surfer Dan.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RgfQ68Z8Bc
having flown over the area into and out of Duluth and K I SawyerAFB over the years, I love the scenery and weather. in the winter, the storms are biblical.
ReplyDeleteThe tops of those cliffs are approximately 100 feet above the water level.
ReplyDeleteCamera's shrink the visual size of the waves.
A picture of a 15 footer looks like a 8 footer.
And these waves are larger than 15 feet.
One more thing, when those waves are hitting the cliff, you can feel the rock move.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't move much, but there is a felt vibration.