A quick look upstream from the bridge mid-way across. The river has cut two gorges through jagged dark rock, and is coming back together here with just a hint of whitewater over the stones, where normally there are impressive rapids. Tall pines stand green on the far shore, mixed with yellow and orange deciduous trees, not quite as tall.
A quick look upstream from the bridge mid-way across. The river has cut two gorges through jagged dark rock, and is coming back together here with just a hint of whitewater over the stones, where normally there are impressive rapids. Tall pines stand green on the far shore, mixed with yellow and orange deciduous trees, not quite as tall.
Looking down the suspension bridge which has a wooden hand railing above a metal pipe inner railing and chain link to keep children from falling into the river below. Jeff leads the way with Tonttu towards the far shore, while people crowd and lean to try to make room for one another. Zeena follows, leading the photographer.
Looking down the suspension bridge which has a wooden hand railing above a metal pipe inner railing and chain link to keep children from falling into the river below. Jeff leads the way with Tonttu towards the far shore, while people crowd and lean to try to make room for one another. Zeena follows, leading the photographer.
A view of the suspension foot bridge across the St. Louis river gorge, which cuts through jagged dark bedrock. The same dark stone was used to create rock pillar supports for the bridge, which is barely wide enough for people to pass one another going each way. The bridge is full of people across the main span.
A view of the suspension foot bridge across the St. Louis river gorge, which cuts through jagged dark bedrock. The same dark stone was used to create rock pillar supports for the bridge, which is barely wide enough for people to pass one another going each way. The bridge is full of people across the main span.
Starting out our hike, we pass the stone building at the trailhead that houses a nature center, picnic benches and bathrooms. It's made of very dark square blocks of hard granite-like rock of varying size, puzzle-pieced together with contrasting white mortar. Beyond, green pines contrast with yellow and orange deciduous trees in autumn colors, and the edge of a very busy parking lot to the left. Hiker Jeff and husky Tonttu lead the photographer down a paved trail, while husky Zeena sniffs a wooden post to the side.
Starting out our hike, we pass the stone building at the trailhead that houses a nature center, picnic benches and bathrooms. It's made of very dark square blocks of hard granite-like rock of varying size, puzzle-pieced together with contrasting white mortar. Beyond, green pines contrast with yellow and orange deciduous trees in autumn colors, and the edge of a very busy parking lot to the left. Hiker Jeff and husky Tonttu lead the photographer down a paved trail, while husky Zeena sniffs a wooden post to the side.
Screenshot of the linked profile website for Jeff Eddy, A.K.A. The Order Collie. It shows Jeff, a man in his 50s, smiling at the camera with a frosted beard, long curly gray hair, sunglasses and a driving cap. Below is a Border Collie drawn in a somewhat Chuck Jones style. The intro text reads:

I’m a Minnesota-based Customer Success and Enablement professional with a varied background in IT Managed Services, SaaS Marketing Technology, and Professional Business Services. I’ve worked with rapidly growing startups, established businesses, and several things that were somewhere in-between.

In the Small Business realm, I have both co-founded and run operations for a Publishing Business, an Educational Support Community, and a Notion Consulting Agency.

At my core I am a helper and a builder, using both my years of corporate experience and my innate ability to think in systems to identify and alleviate whatever problems stand in the way of individuals achieving their goals.

As a lifelong sufferer of Anxiety and ADHD, I have a keen awareness of the challenges faced by Neurodiverse individuals in the increasingly chaotic and stressful world of today. I have a passion for building systems and processes that help everyone work with the brain they have and still do great things.
Screenshot of the linked profile website for Jeff Eddy, A.K.A. The Order Collie. It shows Jeff, a man in his 50s, smiling at the camera with a frosted beard, long curly gray hair, sunglasses and a driving cap. Below is a Border Collie drawn in a somewhat Chuck Jones style. The intro text reads: I’m a Minnesota-based Customer Success and Enablement professional with a varied background in IT Managed Services, SaaS Marketing Technology, and Professional Business Services. I’ve worked with rapidly growing startups, established businesses, and several things that were somewhere in-between. In the Small Business realm, I have both co-founded and run operations for a Publishing Business, an Educational Support Community, and a Notion Consulting Agency. At my core I am a helper and a builder, using both my years of corporate experience and my innate ability to think in systems to identify and alleviate whatever problems stand in the way of individuals achieving their goals. As a lifelong sufferer of Anxiety and ADHD, I have a keen awareness of the challenges faced by Neurodiverse individuals in the increasingly chaotic and stressful world of today. I have a passion for building systems and processes that help everyone work with the brain they have and still do great things.
2021 Year in Review