Sunday, September 04, 2011

Sunset over Thompson Lake

By September 4, the weather had cooled down and it was quite pleasant. I stopped by the Emiquon Nature Preserve visitor access area and took a few photos of the lake in the setting sun.
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I walked past the canoe launch on my way to the elevated observation platform.
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As I climbed the steps to the overlook at the Wetland Observatory, I turned to look towards the sun setting over the bluffs on the other side of the highway.
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The waxing half moon was rising as the sun set behind the nature preserve.
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