Some winter views of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin. If the image looks cold, it was cold. I think there's a lot of beauty in deep winter and, hopefully, I've shared some of that. Cold as it was, it gets a lot colder in a lot of other places. One just dresses for the conditions and gets on with it. Toe warmers and a couple of hand warmers per mitten help a lot. The only real problems were frosting up the viewfinder and keeping the battery warm. For what it might be worth to anybody, dropping the battery into a mitten between shots helps keep it warm. Using two batteries, and alternating them, would work better. Just make sure you're wearing some thin polypropylene gloves, too. They really help when mittens are too awkward.
Coast Guard Cutter Alder Cutting Circles Around the Edwin H. Gott; Duluth, Minnesota
The Gott had made the turn from the Ship Canal into the Outer Harbor when she bogged down in ice. The Alder went to work. Later in the day, the Gott hit the side the pier while entering her lay-up berth. Pier and ship suffered minor damage.
The Alder is a 225 foot Buoy Tender, launched in 2004. She can cut through 14 inches of ice at 3 knots and bust ice up to 3 feet thick by ramming. For more information:http://www.uscg.mil/d9/cgcAlder/
The Gott had made the turn from the Ship Canal into the Outer Harbor when she bogged down in ice. The Alder went to work. Later in the day, the Gott hit the side the pier while entering her lay-up berth. Pier and ship suffered minor damage.
The Alder is a 225 foot Buoy Tender, launched in 2004. She can cut through 14 inches of ice at 3 knots and bust ice up to 3 feet thick by ramming. For more information:http://www.uscg.mil/d9/cgcAlder/
Coast Guard Cutter Alder Cutting Circles Around the Edwin H. Gott; Duluth, Minnesota
The Gott had made the turn from the Ship Canal into the Outer Harbor when she bogged down in ice. The Alder went to work. Later in the day, the Gott hit the side the pier while entering her lay-up berth. Pier and ship suffered minor damage.
The Alder is a 225 foot Buoy Tender, launched in 2004. She can cut through 14 inches of ice at 3 knots and bust ice up to 3 feet thick by ramming. For more information:http://www.uscg.mil/d9/cgcAlder/
The Gott had made the turn from the Ship Canal into the Outer Harbor when she bogged down in ice. The Alder went to work. Later in the day, the Gott hit the side the pier while entering her lay-up berth. Pier and ship suffered minor damage.
The Alder is a 225 foot Buoy Tender, launched in 2004. She can cut through 14 inches of ice at 3 knots and bust ice up to 3 feet thick by ramming. For more information:http://www.uscg.mil/d9/cgcAlder/
