Looking upriver from the Mid-Michigan Rail Bridge early Tuesday morning.
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Looking upriver from the Mid-Michigan Rail Bridge early Tuesday morning.
Smartphone or a real camera? For a lot of pix, either will work great. While it’s possible to use your phone for this type of long exposure, it’s much easier with a camera.
Why shoot a long exposure at all? Check out the smartphone version of this picture below to see what a big difference a little time makes.
From a morning paddle on the Nysinyd Chute.
Nysinyd is not an anglicized misspelling of a Native American term. It’s an acronym for “now you see it, now you don’t”. This passage through the Muskegon River grasslands appears and disappears on an almost daily basis depending on water level and plant growth.
With all of the high water, it has been more accessible in the last couple weeks than during most summers.
A morning on the Long Chute of the Muskegon River.
A grassy bank along the Muskegon River on the morning of May 29, 2017.
A very foggy Muskegon Lake morning on November 6, 2016.
Muskegon Lake before sunrise on the morning of October 25, 2016
A peninsula near the mouth of Ruddiman Creek shows off the fall colors.
After passing the old rail bridge, this was the sunrise just up the river.
Here is another picture from a bit farther along.
The Mid-Michigan Rail Bridge just east of the causeway.
This is a good destination for an short hike. Simply park at the Log Booming Circle and follow the tracks towards the river. It’s a lot of fun and a great place to shoot sunrise pix.
If you’re feeling adventurous, as you head back towards Cobb, take a left at the old gazebo. It’s the beginning of a long trail into the river delta. It’s a bit rough but very beautiful.
By late August, activity in this basketball sized nest had receded enough to brave a close up.
The Muskegon River’s North Branch on the morning of August 15, 2016.
The Muskegon River’s Long Chute where it joins the North Branch just above the US-131 bridge.