![Chester Bowl, Duluth, MN sign Chester Bowl, Duluth, MN sign](http://cassisaari.com/o/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/winter-chester-bowl-duluth-sign.jpg)
![Chester Creek, Duluth, MN Chester Creek, Duluth, MN](http://cassisaari.com/o/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/winter-chester-creek-duluth.jpg)
![Chester Creek, Duluth, MN Chester Creek, Duluth, MN](http://cassisaari.com/o/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/winter-chester-creek-duluth-mn.jpg)
Chester Creek, Duluth, MN
![Chester Bowl skiing, Duluth, MN Chester Bowl skiing, Duluth, MN](http://cassisaari.com/o/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/winter-chester-bowl-duluth-skiing.jpg)
After the great flood of 2012, the pond in front of the chalet, the shores of which had reached nearly to the ski lift, filled with a substantial amount of sediment and boulders.
![raccoon tracks winter ice Procyon lotor raccoon tracks winter ice Procyon lotor](http://cassisaari.com/o/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/winter-raccoon-tracks-snow-ice-procyon-lotor.jpg)
Raccoon & dog tracks
![Tanacetum vulgare common tansy winter fruit](http://cassisaari.com/o/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/winter-tanacetum-vulgare-common-tansy-fruit-seeds.jpg)
Tanacetum vulgare, common tansy, in winter (identification questionable..?)
![Quercus rubra red oak twig bud winter Quercus rubra red oak twig bud winter](http://cassisaari.com/o/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/winter-quercus-rubra-twig-buds-red-oak.jpg)
Quercus rubra, red oak, buds in winter
![Quercus rubra red oak leaves winter Quercus rubra red oak leaves winter](http://cassisaari.com/o/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/winter-quercus-rubra-leaves-red-oak.jpg)
Persistent baby Quercus rubra leaves
![Duluth Area Speedskating Club oval in prep Duluth Area Speedskating Club oval in prep](http://cassisaari.com/o/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/winter-chester-bowl-speedskating-oval-in-prep.jpg)
The Duluth Area Speedskating Club oval in prep (my old stomping grounds)