I can’t believe this was almost three years ago. K and I have known each other for nearly our whole lives, yet we rarely catch up. Every now and then though, a great canoe or backpacking trip brings back the friendship.

This trip we were backpacking along Lake Superior, in February. As much as I dislike the cold where I now live, as much as I despise snow and ice and the deep bone-chilling days of winter here in Michigan, I have learned to appreciate the beauty of the north. Lake Superior though… there’s a cold in that place that’s more than just a lack of warmth. Excepting for the lights, the nights are ink.

Sunset across Lake Superior. And yes, for my Southern family, that is the lake.

superior sun

Tried to shoot the lights that night too – they were stunning. But at the time? No tripod and an old Sony camera.