The rail yard south of the Muskegon River has a wonderfully intense spotlight that illuminates the tracks. It isn’t on every morning, but when it is, it makes for a really interesting walk.
Category: Muskegon River
Mostly from this morning’s roundabout route to the farmers market via the old railroad bridge on the north branch of the Muskegon River.
What was supposed to be a cold, clear morning became increasingly cloudy on the walk to the river.
And then, while heading back to Muskegon…the first snowflakes of the year!
On Monday, an early start and the extra miles were supposed to mean a sunrise over the Muskegon River from the old railroad bridge near the Causeway.
The walk couldn’t have been nicer, but the grand plan went astray when clouds moved in just as the sun was scheduled to make its entrance.
What a shame to have to try again next week.
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Foggy River
The pre-dawn glow shines through the fog over the Muskegon River on September 16, 2011.
Beautiful, clear, and surprisingly chilly morning.
Looking north across Muskegon Lake on a sunny cool morning.
It can be tricky getting close to these early morning ice formations on the Muskegon River. If you can manage to do it without inadvertently joining a one-man “polar bear club”, they are really fun to check out.
Dawn on the Muskegon River as seen from the Lakeshore Bike Trail on August 11, 2009
The sun rises through the fog and power lines along the Muskegon River delta on the morning of July 14, 2009.
This leaf was frozen to the walkway of Muskegon’s Lakeshore Bike Trail near the Cobb plant. The ice crystals gave it a really pretty fossilized effect.
Just a few steps farther along, this berry was equally chilly, but was still a really gorgeous red.
Crossing the tracks from the Lakeshore Bike Trail just above the Northern Rail Yard, this train appears much more threatening than it actually was…
This is a little railroad bridge that can be seen from the Lakeshore Bike Trail. If you’re heading north, it’s visible as you pass over the South Branch of the Muskegon River just before you come to the B.C. Cobb plant.
The Muskegon Causeway bridge early on the morning of January 12 2007.
One of the lights on the Causeway bridge on the morning of November 5, 2006.
A Muskegon River rail crossing as seen from the nearby bike trail on October 25, 2006.
Watching the sunrise from an old railroad bridge over the Muskegon River on October 6, 2006.
Looking north across an old railroad bridge on the Muskegon River, May 6, 2006.
The view from below the Causeway bridge on March 30, 2006.