Ice on the roadways doesn’t stop Barbara Bouwkamp from getting out for an early morning walk to capture the sunrise in Laurium. She just straps on her Yak Trax to help gain traction on the ice and snow. Doing so keeps her from taking any spills while she is chasing the sunrise so she can share the journey with us here on the Pasty Cam. I love the last two shots where all you see is the icy road ahead with the prize of the beautiful sunrise beginning to glow on the horizon. Nice job, Barbara!

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Best time of the day!

Cool video, pics just remind me how cold winter is
anymore and how much I appreciate the Michigan
Spring/Summer/Fall seasons! lol.

What beautiful sunrise pictures!

Definitely lots to do in the Keweenaw in the
winter. I shovel snow and that is all, lol.

I agree Janie - best time of the day! A lot of people miss the beautiful sunrises!

As far as the video goes.... could me out on the ice climbing!

Greetings to all:

Was Barbara walking / photographing along Old Colony Road? Just seemed like that was the road in the photos to me.

JT

Awesome stuff!

I can also vouch for the YakTrax. I have the cheaper, plastic ones. They work well but I don't see them lasting as long as the metal ones. The sizes do run small. Falling down at my age is not a casual thing.