Pokegama Lake Grand Rapids, MN Fireworks

I went up to my father's place on Pokegama Lake south of Grand Rapids, MN. Every year on the 4th they shoot fireworks from Drumbeater Island. Many people hop on a boat and head toward the island to view the fireworks, but you have just as good a view from shore.

Chuck

D Town TV The Weekly Show for Nikon Users

I've been meaning to post this for some time time. Every Thursday Scott Kelby and Matt Kloskowski give sime tips for Nikon users.

http://www.dtowntv.com/

Chuck

Follow-up on my Right Ankle…

If you have read any of my earlier post you know I had some problems with my right ankle while on my solo canoe trip in the Woodland Caribou Provincial Park.

Today I went and saw, Dr. Paul Langer, http://www.mnortho.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=ap.home&apid=283 , to see what could be causing my problem and / or how to correct the problem.

About 14 years ago I jumped out of a moving van (work related) and partial tore a tendon around my ankle. This was covered by workman’s comp and I needed some orthotics which I got. They were good for a couple years but instead of going back I began buying Smart feet insoles for every shoe I had and for every shoe I bought since then. These inserts are very good and they seemed to be doing the job for about 10 percent of the cost of the custom orthotics.

Last year I sprained my same right ankle while in Wabakimi. I haven’t had any more problems up until my last canoe trip.

Today I went to see Dr. Langer and brought my NRS boots and other foot wear. The Doctor took some x-rays, did a strength exam on my foot and watched me walk.

It appears that I have been putting stress on the peroneal tendon so he did some modification to my Smart feet inserts and I should wear an ankle support for awhile.

I also got some thick moleskin to put around the inside of my ankle to keep the pressure off the inside ankle if I need it when wearing the NRS boots. Well, hopefully that will take care of my problem. I might need to buy another pair of NRS boots, but one size larger.

I did make another appointment in two weeks in case the doctor has to tweak the modifications to the inserts. If the modifications aren’t causing any problems then he told me to cancel the appointment. Then I will need to pick up some supplies to modify all my inserts.

It’s only about seven weeks before I head to Armstrong, Ontario to begin a three week canoe trip with Dave Phillips from Virginia on crown land, Wabakimi, Misehkow River and the Albany River. I’ll post more about this trip when it gets closer.

Chuck

Woodland Caribou Solo

I put up another blog where I'll post my Woodland Caribou Solo Canoe trip. It will include my trip report and I will post many photos once it's finished.

http://woodlandcaribousolo.blogspot.com/

Chuck

Scott Kelby's Second-Annual Worldwide Photo Walk

Check out the homepage: http://worldwidephotowalk.com/

I missed signing up for the Minneapolis photo walk, but I did sign up for the St. Paul photo walk for Saturday, July 18, 2009. Here is the link to the different cities: http://worldwidephotowalk.com/listing-of-all-photo-walks/

One of the reason's I missed signing up for the Minneapolis one was because there appeared there were going to be two Minneapolis photo walks, but the second one never happened. Anyways, 50 people can sign up for each photo walk. Yesterday, I believe there were still 17 spots for the St. Paul walk.
http://worldwidephotowalk.com/saint-paul-mn-usa/ . Looks like there are 14 spots left. I'm going more for the social part, since I don't get too excited about this type of photography.

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Woodland Caribou Solo trip report update:

I've been working on my photos from my Woodland Caribou solo canoe trip. I took about 700 or so during this 6 day paddle. I've also started writing the trip report. I'm not sure when I'll get it done. I'll probably put up another blog in the next couple days telling everyone that the trip report is coming soon.

Chuck

Katie, Rebecca & Whitney

These were also taken on Sunday, 06-23-09, at Jeff Belzer dealership in Lakeville during our monthly Minnesota Strobist shoot. http://www.flickr.com/groups/mnstrobist

Katie Schroeder:

Rebecca Arneson:

Whitney Button:

Model Mayhem info: http://www.modelmayhem.com/833908

Chuck

Carrie Youngblood

These photos of Carrie were taken on Sunday, 06-21-09, at Jeff Belzer Chevrolet Dodge Kia, Inc. in Lakeville. These were taken at our monthly Minnesota Strobist shoot. http://www.flickr.com/groups/mnstrobist

Here is Carrie's Model Mayhem information: http://www.modelmayhem.com/1198949

Thank you Carrie for coming to the shoot. This was the second time I've photograph Carrie. Carrie was kind enough to include a couple of my photographs in her portfolio from last months Strobist shoot.

Chuck