This afternoon I put the old Silverbear scoop to work on our driveway. No need to buy exercise equipment in these parts. I save money skipping the snowblower AND the Bowflex.

Looks like a rabbit has been along in the fresh snow above. As I put the finishing touches on today's Cam shot, the music of Enya is playing in the background, "The Memory of Trees". Pictures like this have a music of their own. Thanks, Taka.

Our old swiming hole on a hot summer day after a long walk was a lot different here,to say the least. And some fishing memories when my friend fell in one Saturday morning. Do you remember
Bill?

What an awesome picture, they get better every day. However, I am happy to be in warm Texas, actually the high today was 30, but no snow or ice and the sun was shining. That makes it so tolerable, however it doesn't have the beauty you are exposed to. I would love to be there to witness some of this beauty but hubby says "Nay", won't drive there in the winter. We must be content to spend part of the summer there which is like a tonic for the soul.
Thanks again for this wonder site.

Another AWESOME picture!

What a cool picture in more ways than one.

Gee, while looking at the daily dose of Copper Country winter pix, the daily high temperature here in Phoenix in the 70's for the past week (okay so it only reached 69° on the 21st) and in the mid to high 70's for the remainder of this week and next as well (maybe even 80° tomorrow!) seems almost criminal.

But in spite of it all, after 30+ years as a desert rat, and having just joined the ranks of the retired, I'm feeling the "Call of the Wild er... Copper Country" pulling me back home! (Well maybe June thru October in the Copper Country & winter in Phoenix?)

One of these days, that irresistible force will overcome my inertia and it'll happen!

Looks like it was a large rabbit. My little Eddie bunny doesn't have that much of a footprint...yet.. he is just a few months old. but cute as the dickens with his twitchy little nose and all.

p.s. another great picture Taka!! The prism sunlight effect at the upper right is really neat.
You have an eye.....

Very nice! Beauty abounds...what a peaceful setting. Looking to make it up to the Keweenaw this year !!

I know this spot! I've been there myself, although it's been sometime, and it was summer. I recognized it right away.

Ooooohhh!!! How I'm lonesome for the Keweenaw!

This has just got to be a WOW.....

Charlie:

I have the same Enya CD. I put it in to listen to and came back to this picture.

I couldn't agree more!

At least a WOW, maybe a calendar shot for the 2004.

It is my personal opinion, after looking at the pictures for January alone... which isn't even finished yet, that next year's calendar will require about 100 months, just to accomodate the WOW's! It'll be a Loooong year!

Breathtaking Taka! As usual! We do live in one glorious spot. Cold and fierce, (right now) but glorious.

Fished there a lot in the 50s and 60s--great river for rainbow and browns--My godfather Joe Zuvich fished an hunted that area (Taylors farm) for over 40yrs--got his buck there almost every year on the north end of the clearing in the small creek

I am glad that you people like this photo. Hey ts, how big were the fishes you cought? I've been looking for a good fishing spot for big trouts. Is this the place I should come back in spring?

MacDonald's-Kaleva;Yoopers-Trolls;WalMart-yadayadayada; This is the Indian's UP, the first Fin's UP, this is what the Keweenaw is all about....(in my humble opinion)

ONE fall joe got a brown 12 1/2 pounds--said there were 6 in the hole he was fishing--2 bigger--its head cut off weight 1 1/4 pounds

Naturally another beautiful picture of the U.P. But it should not go unsaid that the task of great photography is ralatively easy considering the material that is available to the lens. I grew up in the Keweenaw and finding beauty is as easy as opening ones eyes. In this 21st century of traffic jams, strip malls, crowded cities and "LOT IS FULL", the U.P. and it's change of seasons represents (at least to me) nothing less than HOPE. I live between California and Florida and do a lot of travel in my business but always look forwad to my summer 'recharge' in Keweenaw; five months to go............
David S.

ts: JOE ZUVICH WAS ALSO MY GODFATHER.He told me about this favorite fishing spot. I thought it was his in-laws farm; Kaifish farm. Maybe Taylor bought it. Joe was one of my dad's best friends & I have to mention that he was the greatest conversationalist I ever heard. On one hunting event ,in deep snow, he had to carry his companian for miles, because of an injury.Dan Belopavlovich

Mr. Aoki opened his eyes and recorded a very nice photograph in the UP of Michigan. Yes we are provided with some great photographic material in this area as Steve Brimm has said many times.
Donn

Finkin
What is it that you are trying to say? Say it straight from your head - say what you are finkin...No particular area really belongs to one group or another - we are all merely renting from the big guy. The big guy sure was shinin' in your photo Taka - it's a byoot.

its a WOW for sure

Just beautiful. Has to be a WOW. Speaking of WOW. What has happened to the last two weeks? Has been none since /4/03.

Love the photo.... I lived the first 21 years of my life in Ahmeek. Spent a lot of time walking or riding my bike on that road to Five Mile Point. Most of the time my friends and I would stop at Gratiot River before heading back home. Now I'm married and living in Seattle. (We don't get as much rain as everyone says... that's just a ploy we use to keep the tourists away!) I haven't been back to Ahmeek since July 2001, and that was to attend a memorial service for my aunt Helen. Ahmeek residents remember her as the postmistress(?) there.

Sorry. That's 1/4/03

What a beautiful photo!!!...Makes me want to get up in the snow to play. Here in Seattle all we get is rain unless we want drive an hour or more up to the higher elevations. Many compliments to the photographer. It sure seems to me to be of professional quality.

Beautiful photo, Taka--thanks! I'm off to change the ol' wallpaper photo...

Great pic! Love the fuzzy twigs. We'll need a weekly calendar next year, eh. It's certainly true that there is never-ending material here for outstanding photography, but I am living proof of the need for skill to obtain it. I truly appreciate Pasty-cam's photographers' talents. Look forward to them every day!

Could one of you wonderkins show us a map of this spot? My 11 yr old trout fisherman is dying to know how to find it!

There sure a lot of UP admirers in the Seattle area. If this keeps up we might have to all get together and meet.

This is to Dam Guy Parasite Creek, your 6:30 Jan. 23rd posting on Thursday's site - Looks like "Da Yoop" skips Friday also since this is Thursday's picture showing again on Friday. Chuckle Chuckle. P.S. I am from the great U.P. over 50 years. Can you beat that?

For those who are new to the site, they don't remove any pictures, just because a new day is published. They are all here in the archives for you to browse at your convenience. No extra charge.

By the way, FC, the Pasty Cam hasn't missed a day in almost 5 years.

2 miles north of AHMEEK, you'll find the GRATIOT RIVER , running east -west for about 10 miles.

Wonderful shot Taka..as for fish, spring time the steelhead will be running up the Gratiot and the upper and lower falls can be hotspots, just be sure to get there early.

Home in another 3 days, 18 hrs, not that I'm counting.

Toivo - I'm glad to see the pictures on the cam have caught up with the days. I was seeing the same picture two days straight & Dam Guy from Parasite Creek wrote that "Da Yoop" skips Monday to Friday. Almost had me there for awhile. Miss your humor when you covered for Charlie. I hope not to miss any days either like you wrote above, "that the Pasty Cam hasn't missed a picture in almost five years". Kiitos to the Pasty.com family!

Taka: I love your photography! If I were you, I would enlarge all your shots and hang them on your walls! Stunning! You have a great eye!