8:30am and the morning fog was beginning to burn off as I made the final adjustments to my snorkeling gear and camera while I readied my mind and body to enter the 61 degree water of lake Superior.
Mid August and the seemingly never ending daylight hours of the summer solstice were behind me and the trepidation that fall and winter were approaching rapidly reminded me that Lake Superior was not going to get any warmer this year.
I was in the arrowhead of Minnesota as I calmly emersed myself into the greatest of great lakes near the mouth of the Cascade River, my heart raced not only from the cold but the amazing views.
Timeworn bedrock, boulders and rocks surrounded me.
In the 3 quadrillion gallons of water that is Lake Superior I find hiding under a rock a Sculpin that is no bigger than an inch and a half. (bottom center)
Further along a musky swim’s past me on its way to ...?
Veins of quartz stained by iron flash before me like lightning frozen in time.
Algae on this boulder reminds me of A monk's haircut that is traditionally called a tonsure.
Keep tuned into this blog for part two of "SUBSURFACE EXPLORATION"
