There is a state park in Michigan that places lanterns along a cross country ski trail on Saturday nights.
My daughter and I skied there a couple nights ago. Lanterns are placed about100 ft apart, so there is just
enough light to see the trail. At the midpoint, there is a campfire and a warming shelter. There is coffee for the adults and
hot chocolate and marshmallows for the kids. It really is a fun time.

Here is a picture I snapped of a lantern, with the next two lanterns showing. Interesting how one of the lights
has a twig obscuring it. I thought it made an interesting bokeh.

The second picture is a bit blurry, but shows the lanterns lighting the trail (as my daughter skis by).
I included it so that you can get an idea of the scene.

Thanks for looking!



K10D DA50 f1.4 ISO 800 1/45 sec




K10D DA50 f1.4 ISO 800 1/6 sec

[little laker]

very interesting pic's spillway, and also an interesting idea for the ski hill.

[spillway]

This is at least the third year that they have had the night ski. It seems to get more popular each year.

[Alvin]

Hmmm...traditional cross country skiing at night? That's really neat! I like how you captured the atmosphere in the shots.