Forebodingly

We went to Cannon Falls on Sunday, just before a storm hit.  The sky was so dramatic. 

I think this is my favorite image of all the photos I've taken of the dam/falls over the years.

Choppy

On the way home from work this evening, I noticed that the moon was big and crisp and round.  I thought I'd zip down to Lock & Dam #1, since it was on the way, and found this massive flow of ice chunks floating down the main channel of the Mississippi with an ice crust by the shore.

I decided to play around with the pano feature on my phone.  The moon ended up being a tiny dot, but I'm ok with that.  I can always get that another time with my "real" camera.

Techie Corner
I've never had much interest in pano mode, but I'm finding it's fun.  I just wish the full-size image quality was better.  Even the new iPhone 11 Pro leaves a lot to be desired in that department.  Definitely an improvement over the 7/8 though.

Turgidity

Rotationally

It definitely felt like autumn yesterday.  This display at the Lock & Dam 1 observation area was picture perfect and the epitome of the fall season.

Blustery

Neither blustery weather nor sleet showers would keep me away from the dam this evening.  Fall colors are in full swing.

Matey

Watching the world go by, one lock at a time.

Pushy

Just a gorgeous day today, cool and breezy.  The breezy part was giving this tug a hard time as it pushed a string of barges into the lock.

Gorgeously

It was a beautiful day in Bellevue, IA when we stopped to see Lock & Dam 12.

Wishfully

We went on a trip this weekend following the Great River Road scenic byway as it wound its way through Minnesota and Iowa following the Mississippi River. 

We saw high water and flooding everywhere.  Most of the dams we stopped at were wide open, with no difference in water level on either side.  I don't know if high water is good for fishing, but considering the number of boats bunched up around Lock & Dam 7, the fishermen obviously are hoping so.

Turgidly

There's not much difference between the water level above and below the dam today.

Byllesby

The Lake Byllesby Dam, which flows into the Cannon River, has been a destination for me since the 80s.  This is the new spillway section.  For more on this site, check out my other blogs, Icy, Dam Construction and Dam Fence.  Someday I will pull out my film pictures of this place.

Buoy

Liquidity

I re-worked one of my images from my 2016 trip to Pennsylvania.  This park was so beautiful!

Sportsmanly

Flowingly

Icy

A partial view of the old and new portions of the dam at Lake Byllesby.  What I enjoy is the view of the natural cascade during the fall and winter months.  It is part of the original natural waterfall/rapids that gave Cannon Falls its name.  

Many moons ago, when it wasn't quite so well fenced off,  I actually walked out in that area.  I will have to try and find my pictures.

Water Over the Dam

Dam – That's a lot of Power

New York's power generating plant was cross the Niagara River from us.

Traffic Jam Next to the Dam

A view of the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge from the Ontario Power Generation overlook.  All those semis trying to enter the US.

Shoehorn May Be Required

Lock 3 on the Welland Canal.