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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description></description><title>Hold Fast, Darling</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @holdfastdarling)</generator><link>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>Brown is transforming into green. The trees are coming back to...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6dd8b717faa1f82cb3fa431618e65bf8/tumblr_mn41lcjKdB1qbt10yo7_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0d7cd5a6d002625587bf0d0c77276dcf/tumblr_mn41lcjKdB1qbt10yo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0b034243fc47c36d988b700beec37781/tumblr_mn41lcjKdB1qbt10yo9_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/89c22adc9b8fe859dccde3ecb282b444/tumblr_mn41lcjKdB1qbt10yo6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bac0fe785fa6289a4efbc57ed85b113f/tumblr_mn41lcjKdB1qbt10yo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bde0e693781bfab2036d8146303886c6/tumblr_mn41lcjKdB1qbt10yo10_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fbc6282f848b20b435fc17c112720128/tumblr_mn41lcjKdB1qbt10yo5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/70f0938e23cac85f439e75aea6136fa1/tumblr_mn41lcjKdB1qbt10yo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/232eaaf07a75eb9eac4fa28e0152af37/tumblr_mn41lcjKdB1qbt10yo8_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/99d08c32472af630c80d911ca16f6719/tumblr_mn41lcjKdB1qbt10yo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Brown is transforming into green. The trees are coming back to life and sprouting fresh buds. The sailboats are back in the harbor, seagulls are constantly squawking, chorus frogs are singing, and boat horns are calling out over the lake through the fog. Everything feels so fresh and alive. There’s something so tangible about the fog and rain. When it’s foggy like this I feel completely enveloped in it. Everything is muted. It all feels so tranquil but exciting at the same time.  It transforms the landscape into a dreamscape. The mist gently rests on my skin and mingles with the damp earth in my lungs. Spring is palpable.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/50925118039</link><guid>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/50925118039</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 21:21:00 -0500</pubDate><category>spring</category><category>fog</category><category>rain</category><category>Grand Marais</category><category>Minnesota</category><category>north shore</category><category>lighthouse</category><category>Artist's Point</category></item><item><title>Gotta love housemate notes. There never seems to be enough...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f77bc9adb44815a377546787ffd9da46/tumblr_mmyhggQsHv1qbt10yo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4d12f9536014ef5a1bbf6fafde65a337/tumblr_mmyhggQsHv1qbt10yo2_r1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Gotta love housemate notes. There never seems to be enough spoons due to my peanut butter addiction.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;And I do tend to forget about things like my clothes hanging on the line.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/50666156918</link><guid>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/50666156918</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:45:00 -0500</pubDate><category>Housemate Notes</category></item><item><title>Today was a crazy weather day. It has been constantly windy...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4c8d60b343d4d296c25ed453252a74ba/tumblr_mmo7zevgsT1qbt10yo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/535c6388efa014f01fc7f7909430752e/tumblr_mmo7zevgsT1qbt10yo6_r1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/71fea536f7134972e6f2683a9a22fe87/tumblr_mmo7zevgsT1qbt10yo8_r1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f8f4bb2281152a058066cf6e689b18d4/tumblr_mmo7zevgsT1qbt10yo2_r1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c916c1e897f6a1d3b4ac22b3a1b149de/tumblr_mmo7zevgsT1qbt10yo5_r1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6c9991940f671da193b9a3a715affb80/tumblr_mmo7zevgsT1qbt10yo3_r1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f16ecb218c5921c22846793ea45fd74d/tumblr_mmo7zevgsT1qbt10yo4_r1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today was a crazy weather day. It has been constantly windy since last night (23mph from the north w/ 37mph wind gusts). And cold. One minute it would be sunny, then the next it would be snowing, or raining, or both, or it would be sunny, rainy, &amp; snowy all at once. Winter is still battling Spring, it would seem. After work I decided to take my photo of the day over by the rec park beach. I wasn’t too impressed. The weather sucked and I was bored with my photos. Then it started snowing and stopped. I was cold and wanted to get back into my car but all of a sudden I was hit with a nasty wind and downdraft sleet so hard that it hurt. But I didn’t go back to my car because of the awesome cloud formations and colors traveling over the lake. Even though I was shivering and my fingers hurt from the cold, and my face was raw from the wind, I ended up staying out there for over an hour until the sunset was over. That’s when you know that you’re in awe; when you’re in pain but you just can’t pry yourself away from the beauty.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/50231745093</link><guid>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/50231745093</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 23:15:00 -0500</pubDate><category>Grand Marais</category><category>storm</category><category>clouds</category><category>sunset</category><category>Lake Superior</category><category>North Shore</category><category>Minnesota</category></item><item><title>Exactly one year ago today I packed up, left my hometown, and...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/40d5368e7d0e20e05dc1f767ae6f17e5/tumblr_mmklccN6Cc1qbt10yo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2eeb39569b77e902b05e7267b82e6c61/tumblr_mmklccN6Cc1qbt10yo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e251d2c446c0af4b362bf34461430b0a/tumblr_mmklccN6Cc1qbt10yo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9aa24766b2d4b3ef5165225a265bdb2a/tumblr_mmklccN6Cc1qbt10yo6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5d2ebe4a3185795921a9d075277bed24/tumblr_mmklccN6Cc1qbt10yo5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="userContent"&gt;Exactly one year ago today I packed up, left my hometown, and moved to Grand Marais. I had no idea what I was doing but it ended up being the best decision I’ve ever made.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="userContentSecondary fcg"&gt; If I have any regrets it would be that I didn’t make a move sooner. I feel like I wasted too much of my life doing nothing and being terribly unhappy. You shouldn’t just sit around watching your life slip away, thinking that the universe will just throw something your way. That things will just happen for you. Only you can do that for yourself. You have to be the one to make a change and set things in motion. Then things will start to happen for you. Please, if you’re not happy with where or who you are, change. Move. Do something. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;See new places, have new experiences, meet new and interesting people. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Live. Be crazy, be wild. Do something that scares the everliving shit out of you. Do whatever makes you happy. Now. Don’t wait, don’t make excuses for yourself, don’t waste time. The time you have in this world is finite. You owe yourself the chance to be happy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/50077677169</link><guid>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/50077677169</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 22:20:00 -0500</pubDate><category>anniversary</category><category>happiness</category><category>live</category><category>move</category></item><item><title>Yesterday I turned 27. I drove out to Paradise Beach at sunset,...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/03b7e221189455807c9dd5e5538fc6e0/tumblr_mmgw1utuzd1qbt10yo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9979529dbd1bd5cdc809066c3b88fc7c/tumblr_mmgw1utuzd1qbt10yo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9670da5ec5f5d1b6b6fea97f61ef9b91/tumblr_mmgw1utuzd1qbt10yo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b7cf692dac11be304ec62ba478769a19/tumblr_mmgw1utuzd1qbt10yo5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/00081c590fa1372098077a8a74f48ca6/tumblr_mmgw1utuzd1qbt10yo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0d7b8d24e6ebe04dbec74934e3aaed15/tumblr_mmgw1utuzd1qbt10yo6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yesterday I turned 27. I drove out to Paradise Beach at sunset, stripped down to my birthday suit, sprinted down the beach in the cool evening air, and dove into the icy waters of Lake Superior. I emerged gasping and shocked, immediately frozen to the core. I scrambled out of the water and onto the rocky beach in what seemed like slow motion. I suddenly wasn’t cold anymore. I felt tingly. Euphoric. Alive. I sat there on the beach, wrapped warmly in a blanket. My right hand rummaging through the cold, damp pebbles until my fingers happened upon an agate. My gaze combed up and down the beach and finally rested on the water. The soft, pastel colors of the sky transformed and reflected off of the surface of the glassy lake and slowly faded into dark, hazy blue.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The past year has most definitely been a momentous one. So much positive change. I think that 27 is going to be a good age for me. I’m optimistic that it will be an age of great adventures and evolvement.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49938454472</link><guid>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49938454472</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 10:54:00 -0500</pubDate><category>birthday</category><category>27</category><category>paradise beach</category><category>lake superior</category><category>skinny dipping</category></item><item><title>The sunsets over Lake Superior are amazing.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/941a2c83f4f1de40a55ecf6fa5678677/tumblr_mmf3dwKVZL1qbt10yo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b49ff33255d70021e905a1b2b00dce82/tumblr_mmf3dwKVZL1qbt10yo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;The sunsets over Lake Superior are amazing.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49841954234</link><guid>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49841954234</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 23:27:00 -0500</pubDate><category>Minnesota</category><category>North Shore</category><category>Lake Superior</category><category>sunset</category><category>beach</category><category>trees</category></item><item><title>My little trek up the Onion River.</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/h_8uClJFHQo?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;My little trek up the Onion River.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49762657718</link><guid>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49762657718</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 22:44:00 -0500</pubDate><category>Onion River</category><category>Minnesota</category><category>Lutsen</category><category>North Shore</category><category>Ray Berglund Wayside State Park</category><category>waterfalls</category></item><item><title>Today was quite misty and dreary but I decided that it would be...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e4051ee68ea55b7ac3dbca6933916c60/tumblr_mm9efmw8m21qbt10yo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a8baac4eed0e0a1c539bfbc608dcc441/tumblr_mm9efmw8m21qbt10yo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cb79873b7cfd0893cfc9242bf7747122/tumblr_mm9efmw8m21qbt10yo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/973da998c5813ab129eea5625dd00680/tumblr_mm9efmw8m21qbt10yo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/89a25f24833ca8a80fc276f62975e685/tumblr_mm9efmw8m21qbt10yo6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f1eb2522f4da4e216e3a62055237abd1/tumblr_mm9efmw8m21qbt10yo7_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/16f2bedf245b1e4fcbc6cef12863d22e/tumblr_mm9efmw8m21qbt10yo5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a81a6ecbad6aba31b4718785b604d9d0/tumblr_mm9efmw8m21qbt10yo8_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/22837b73aa304e33f0b5178a59a1f601/tumblr_mm9efmw8m21qbt10yo9_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today was quite misty and dreary but I decided that it would be a good idea to show Eric the Fall River anyways. Getting outside is always a good thing. This river is absolutely gorgeous. Plus, the air smelled of springtime. It smelled like rain, and mud, and wet trees. It smelled clean.  &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49572921561</link><guid>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49572921561</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 23:40:00 -0500</pubDate><category>Fall River</category><category>waterfalls</category><category>Minnesota</category><category>Grand Marais</category><category>Eric</category><category>river</category><category>north shore</category></item><item><title>I took a new way home and this is what I found just off the...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fa689ece212fb7fcd9a557ad3199f8eb/tumblr_mm7nf6utAC1qbt10yo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/28d5775eb6c15111bb0d3e2a08adc2d2/tumblr_mm7nf6utAC1qbt10yo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;I took a new way home and this is what I found just off the road. I got out of my car and carefully climbed/slid my way down the ditch as far as I could to get alongside/on top of a waterfall. You can’t tell by the photos but it was so steep and slippery here! I really want to get further down but might have to hike up from down river to get back here &amp; get a good shot of the falls.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49498526208</link><guid>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49498526208</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 23:59:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Springtime in Cascade River State Park.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6e5774875ce4198b81300cb6138a9c4c/tumblr_mm7mb4Ww6i1qbt10yo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ea19486a83fa50ce8624f8df9ed60a86/tumblr_mm7mb4Ww6i1qbt10yo5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3ea3691c30cba47ff7bf3ba54c919598/tumblr_mm7mb4Ww6i1qbt10yo6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c7d65cd6fc2039a670b04c000b8d4a04/tumblr_mm7mb4Ww6i1qbt10yo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/353b9b5da8623cc2fbf03d5f13f73f7b/tumblr_mm7mb4Ww6i1qbt10yo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Springtime in Cascade River State Park.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49497740910</link><guid>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49497740910</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 23:25:00 -0500</pubDate><category>Cascade River State Park</category><category>Minnesota</category><category>North Shore</category><category>waterfalls</category><category>spring</category></item><item><title>Cascade River State Park today.</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kRqqgrkxDB4?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cascade River State Park today.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49496730224</link><guid>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49496730224</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 23:08:00 -0500</pubDate><category>Cascade River State Park</category><category>Minnesota</category><category>North Shore</category><category>waterfalls</category><category>spring</category></item><item><title>A quick after-work trek down the Fall River this evening.</title><description>&lt;iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/65197903" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;A quick after-work trek down the Fall River this evening.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49338524477</link><guid>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49338524477</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:47:37 -0500</pubDate><category>Fall River</category><category>Minnesota</category><category>Grand Marais</category><category>waterfalls</category><category>spring</category></item><item><title>Today Monica and I came to the conclusion that laying in the sun...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/75e5e50172a3d1a90e8f03bb57b5292c/tumblr_mm1tw5dpyp1qbt10yo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/90e24a85e819e46eb2c5d3828f39f447/tumblr_mm1tw5dpyp1qbt10yo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ae4d92c0ef119e248230be739517500a/tumblr_mm1tw5dpyp1qbt10yo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4d6f78fe0ff92ea296e9f8ed1216b9c2/tumblr_mm1tw5dpyp1qbt10yo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today Monica and I came to the conclusion that laying in the sun next to the lake is the perfect balance of being outdoors and being lazy at the same time.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49234797067</link><guid>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49234797067</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:33:41 -0500</pubDate><category>Grand Marais</category><category>Minnesota</category><category>Lake Superior</category><category>Monica</category></item><item><title>A beautiful after work walk on Artist’s point. The water...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1589067551dc8420db09b87923158ad6/tumblr_mlqwojm2721qbt10yo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/02fc5d5a1629c5b9b5b41cc8dd0e06b7/tumblr_mlqwojm2721qbt10yo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/15a2db0e5ab505336095fe0c51c68f7a/tumblr_mlqwojm2721qbt10yo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cf3cef7796c007b61ff83783271e7438/tumblr_mlqwojm2721qbt10yo6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b23294aba8d263395c1db4e61d5d66c5/tumblr_mlqwojm2721qbt10yo5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/da78a97dd6e063c5f17c49b2fa31b6cd/tumblr_mlqwojm2721qbt10yo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bd241192fd8a6c45db1c0226d3c4557f/tumblr_mlqwojm2721qbt10yo7_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/236c2953dc078629e901392b30042a25/tumblr_mlqwojm2721qbt10yo9_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b5794a12f8c33bfeadaa625e2061d1b7/tumblr_mlqwojm2721qbt10yo10_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a57d94d5801e42d391b25c24de234ccb/tumblr_mlqwojm2721qbt10yo8_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;A beautiful after work walk on Artist’s point. The water was low enough for me to climb down the north cliff &amp; cross over to the adjacent rocks.There were some huge, rounded chunks of ice that must have been washed up by some big waves. They reminded me of giant, smooth, white Lake Superior pebbles. The sun began to set and I was surrounded by the most lovely color from the belt of venus. I also found some signs of spring and noticed that most of the snow is finally gone from the rocks. I’ve got spring fever bad, especially after those three consecutive snowstorms we were just slammed with.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/48758359442</link><guid>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/48758359442</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:11:00 -0500</pubDate><category>Grand Marais</category><category>Minnesota</category><category>Artist's Point</category><category>Sunset</category><category>Belt Of Venus</category><category>moon</category><category>ice</category><category>Lake Superior</category><category>North Shore</category></item><item><title>Just when you think spring is finally here &amp; you can put...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f8b1fccc0ad3c620025c0ca8dd9448a3/tumblr_mlqx69Sl7e1qbt10yo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c761444bb9a66c049a2a8868be420413/tumblr_mlqx69Sl7e1qbt10yo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c928707182f9fdefeb532f43d1d725e4/tumblr_mlqx69Sl7e1qbt10yo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Just when you think spring is finally here &amp; you can put away the shovel this happens.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/48758794096</link><guid>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/48758794096</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:10:00 -0500</pubDate><category>snow</category><category>Minnesota</category></item><item><title>A fierce wind &amp; more waves to start off another little...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/468c4a00c2a8ea7d87f29067fb8aa0b7/tumblr_ml9zjzEu8n1qbt10yo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;A fierce wind &amp; more waves to start off another little storm… &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/48011570498</link><guid>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/48011570498</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 21:43:11 -0500</pubDate><category>Grand Marais</category><category>Minnesota</category><category>North Shore</category><category>Lake Superior</category><category>storm</category><category>waves</category></item><item><title>An absolutely breathtaking hike along the Devil Track River...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f23bb9089908cda1d0f6e75f36436e63/tumblr_mm0477XvVP1qbt10yo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6db7c3947ed9351266f8541e16af578b/tumblr_mm0477XvVP1qbt10yo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8ee219f4187481f0dfa8d3c942552e93/tumblr_mm0477XvVP1qbt10yo6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/486c22203cf20a309acdddbf0d5473cc/tumblr_mm0477XvVP1qbt10yo7_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/138ada40354f5781fd51305d19200cc1/tumblr_mm0477XvVP1qbt10yo10_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/04094dead5ce7d131a079d75ffeccae0/tumblr_mm0477XvVP1qbt10yo9_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e87f1bb1457032a380e1dbccbc2c608f/tumblr_mm0477XvVP1qbt10yo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/85ce0bb059b2707d36b0c15100672028/tumblr_mm0477XvVP1qbt10yo5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/72e287a2a3772d996d6364d21079bfd8/tumblr_mm0477XvVP1qbt10yo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/04f8a7a47903a1bfda76fe3000eac4ee/tumblr_mm0477XvVP1qbt10yo8_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;An absolutely breathtaking hike along the Devil Track River canyon during a snowstorm. With no visible trail and ice hiding under the snow we did plenty of slipping, climbing, &amp; sliding. There’s nothing that compares to that dense, blanketed silence and pure, untouched beauty of a forest while it’s snowing.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49160470301</link><guid>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49160470301</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:21:00 -0500</pubDate><category>Grand Marais</category><category>Minnesota</category><category>Devil Track River</category><category>superior hiking trail</category><category>North Shore</category><category>snow</category></item><item><title>More snow &amp; waves. Pretty much sums up this whole past...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cb8055bbc5ad90d4fdc6d72031dced26/tumblr_mm04orqn6u1qbt10yo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5bbc4cff399420a2a6bd0cbc7c103eb1/tumblr_mm04orqn6u1qbt10yo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/07b23bf8a2a7420b85a46e74d714d31f/tumblr_mm04orqn6u1qbt10yo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dfdb871b25a7cd1470edef690c3e0b1a/tumblr_mm04orqn6u1qbt10yo5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1885aa8d667a2e0f604bf752116851e9/tumblr_mm04orqn6u1qbt10yo9_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1ff528d06e96409a347e0d06fb4bd917/tumblr_mm04orqn6u1qbt10yo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/daa4e5d9e3b8bb72c3a1235d3c7f4f26/tumblr_mm04orqn6u1qbt10yo8_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f5238dc56a40ef5050ee291f29e162a1/tumblr_mm04orqn6u1qbt10yo6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9cc554d7b889e383c0db96ceaa97802c/tumblr_mm04orqn6u1qbt10yo7_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;More snow &amp; waves. Pretty much sums up this whole past month.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49161001579</link><guid>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49161001579</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:31:00 -0500</pubDate><category>Grand Marais</category><category>Minnesota</category><category>Artist's Point</category><category>waves</category><category>Storm</category><category>ice</category><category>Lake Superior</category><category>North Shore</category></item><item><title>Wave watching in Lutsen.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6825bcb6bde41fdfe19d77227bfcbb1d/tumblr_mm031wzsFv1qbt10yo6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6eca05dee207af47a4991652183e2abc/tumblr_mm031wzsFv1qbt10yo8_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9305d60435b1bdc529be4f6677212493/tumblr_mm031wzsFv1qbt10yo7_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/751e8e4b5543156e09174e2fc9de32de/tumblr_mm031wzsFv1qbt10yo5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6a24f9611c08ec05c22d5cd067c222ec/tumblr_mm031wzsFv1qbt10yo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/695c37f157465a217d90bade13224441/tumblr_mm031wzsFv1qbt10yo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f10231e1bcf65b5ed7da773b18b3a581/tumblr_mm031wzsFv1qbt10yo9_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/70e70dd790c7667941596f692280a81a/tumblr_mm031wzsFv1qbt10yo10_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3192036a2f555860ef057b62ff0bf9ab/tumblr_mm031wzsFv1qbt10yo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dd497778a44fb6cf43bb6311ad2830ce/tumblr_mm031wzsFv1qbt10yo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wave watching in Lutsen.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49159125418</link><guid>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49159125418</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:56:00 -0500</pubDate><category>Minnesota</category><category>North Shore</category><category>waves</category><category>storm</category><category>Lutsen</category><category>David</category></item><item><title>A quick stop at Cascade in-between wave watching.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/35e884e395f21673f6e4df6efcfeb060/tumblr_mm02e6ClqR1qbt10yo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7cabf93110af067489db5107876b65fd/tumblr_mm02e6ClqR1qbt10yo6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a66164091d72be5b2d3d768774854d1c/tumblr_mm02e6ClqR1qbt10yo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/943d9f972203bb6c8fc8bc18ce7f8f4e/tumblr_mm02e6ClqR1qbt10yo5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a152aa115c3283f0d300b023a174f478/tumblr_mm02e6ClqR1qbt10yo9_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/573aead81b9087d9e874e84454f23bd2/tumblr_mm02e6ClqR1qbt10yo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/65753fc03278488211f542f5648457a3/tumblr_mm02e6ClqR1qbt10yo7_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3c83a506335ddd79eb6f3bf8abacfc43/tumblr_mm02e6ClqR1qbt10yo8_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1489d8cb294b372ea6d6006cd754317e/tumblr_mm02e6ClqR1qbt10yo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;A quick stop at Cascade in-between wave watching.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49158281107</link><guid>http://holdfastdarling.tumblr.com/post/49158281107</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:42:00 -0500</pubDate><category>North Shore</category><category>Minnesota</category><category>Cascade River State Park</category><category>David</category></item></channel></rss>
