So, I was out yesterday shooting for a client. After the shoot, I went to a nearby lake that's special to me and, I hope, might be special to you! ;)
Here's a photograph of Ennis Lake. The photo itself is nothing spectacular - overcast, rainy, cold early spring day.
But, who knows what "makes" Ennis Lake special????
I hope that someone knows off of the top of their head, rather than using Google. And, for the lucky person who answers correctly, you'll receive the warmth & admiration of your fellow MWNPers! And, if there's not a correct answer within the next day or so, I'll post the answer...
Enjoy,
Tim!
Posted by Brian Vance on March 12, 2010 at 3:34 PM
Okay, I'll bite. Is it a special place to you because it was once the boyhood home and 'natural environs' of John Muir? And yes, I googled it...but I have a weakness for quizzes and challenges. Its really not fair, because when someone asks 'how many jelly beans are in the jar?' for laughs, they don't realize there are people out there developing mathematical equations as a result...
Posted by Dan Borzynski on March 12, 2010 at 6:19 PM
I've never developed mathematical formulas for jelly beans in a jar, at least not more that 3 or four times
Dan Borzynski
(Ph.D. Non-associative algebras and SL(2)R)
Yes, this was John Muir's boyhood home in Wisconsin, after his family immigrated here from Scotland.
It was raining on Thursday, so the inscription of the marker is hard to read, but I'll repeat it for you all:
JOHN MUIR
Foster son of Wisconsin
Born in Scotland
April 21, 1838
"He came to America, as a lad of eleven, spent his teen years in hard work clearing the farm across this lake, carving out a home in the wilderness. In the "sunny woods overlooking a flowery glacial meadow and a lake rimmed with water lilies," he found an environment that fanned the fire of his zeal and love for all nature, which as a man drove him to study, afoot, alone and unafraid the forests, mountains and glaciers of the west, to become the most rugged fervent naturalist America has produced, and the father of the national parks of our country."
And, my older son's name is Muir... ;)
Posted by Nick Bristol on March 20, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Interesting, Tim. Can see why this is a special place. Thanks for posting it. I will have to visit this place now.
Discussion
4 repliesHere's a photograph of Ennis Lake. The photo itself is nothing spectacular - overcast, rainy, cold early spring day.
But, who knows what "makes" Ennis Lake special????
I hope that someone knows off of the top of their head, rather than using Google. And, for the lucky person who answers correctly, you'll receive the warmth & admiration of your fellow MWNPers! And, if there's not a correct answer within the next day or so, I'll post the answer...
Enjoy,
Tim!
Dan Borzynski
(Ph.D. Non-associative algebras and SL(2)R)
It was raining on Thursday, so the inscription of the marker is hard to read, but I'll repeat it for you all:
JOHN MUIR
Foster son of Wisconsin
Born in Scotland
April 21, 1838
"He came to America, as a lad of eleven, spent his teen years in hard work clearing the farm across this lake, carving out a home in the wilderness. In the "sunny woods overlooking a flowery glacial meadow and a lake rimmed with water lilies," he found an environment that fanned the fire of his zeal and love for all nature, which as a man drove him to study, afoot, alone and unafraid the forests, mountains and glaciers of the west, to become the most rugged fervent naturalist America has produced, and the father of the national parks of our country."
And, my older son's name is Muir... ;)