Super Cub on Skis Takeoff
Super Cub on Skis Takeoff Another great day for flying; of course, aren’t they all.
Piper Cub on Skis
Piper Cub on Skis Although the skies were a bit grey, the wind was calm and temps relatively warm. In other words, it was a great day for flying; particularly in a J-3 Cub.
Piper Super Cub on Skis
Piper Super Cub on Skis Northwoods Aviation hosts ski plane weekend again. Notice the Super Cub taxing across glare ice. Even flat land pilots can feel like bush pilots flying in the snowy midwest weather on skis.
Long Exposure Ice
Long Exposure Ice The ice on Old Mission Point goes out about 30 feet then it’s just slushy water and ice. Why long exposure? Well, because I just felt like it. I did have a 6 stop ND filter in front of the lens to slow thing down. It smoothed out the flowing ice, of course. And, with the blowing snow, the snow feathered out a bit. Just a smooth image for a very cold, windy day.
Old Barn
Old Barn Old barns remind me of a way of life; the family farm. It’s a way of life eroding away before our eyes. The small family farm has given way to large farms; many times owned by large businesses.
Cardinal Color
Cardinal Color A little color makes all the difference in a winter walkabout.
Vole
Vole My walkabout today skirted the edge of a frozen lake. While following a snowmobile track, I noticed these very small tracks in the snow. Then, in a few feet, the Vole just stopped and looked up at me. We were maybe 30 feet from the shoreline out on the snow-covered ice. After I captured several clicks, it took off for the shore. The meadow vole sometimes called the field mouse or meadow mouse, is found across Canada, Alaska, northern United States. It is active year-round; usually at night. It digs underground burrows, where it stores food for the winter and where the females give birth to their young. This particular vole ran to the bank of the lake and into its burrow along the lakeshore.
Ranger on Ice
Ranger on Ice Four wheels on the ice are still great fun. For those of us who might crash more than ride on two wheels, it’s the only way to go.
Hank Conrad © 2023
