lots of ice

[low_delta]

Yesterday, Cyn and I put on our warm clothing and went to the beach. It was 15 degrees, and we were out for about an hour and a half.

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There were some big ice volcanoes. The ice freezes onshore, and creates channels. The waves come in these channels and spray upwards, depositing ice on top of the ice, and it builds up in cones. Eventually, the channels freeze over, into tunnels, but the water still shoots out, so the cones build up on all sides.

I couldn't make up my mind which ones to show, so here are most of them...

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Before the ice had completely solidified, the wind blew small icebergs through the slush, so when it did freeze solid, the trails of the icebergs still showed.

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The steps were covered with ice and packed snow.

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It was snowing. The snow kept getting in my viewfinder, so I couldn't see what I was shooting.

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I wasn't the only one with a camera.

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I love the clear ice. I wish we could have gotten out there when the sun was out.

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It's not really that big. But it's still big...

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Comments

[penpusher.livejournal.com]

Wow! That's about as cool as the temperatures!

Some of those shots look like they're from another planet. Certainly the ice volcanoes are unique!

alien world...

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Re: alien world...

[penpusher.livejournal.com]

Pretty interesting. the pic came through on my email feed like this:



Which still works, I think!

And I'm thinking of Planet Hoth from Star Wars, which was probably as chilly as your Wisconsin!

Re: alien world...

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

I put that one in first, and then edited the post for the second version. :-)

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

There is(as mentioned here) something very alien and otherworldly about the beach in the winter. the snow 'volcanoes' are just amazing! It looks like a great walk to take on a day like that. And when you come home, some hot chocolate. Or chili. Or both. Thanks for posting the pictures!

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

The landscape is amazing this year as is the amount of ice on the lake. I think it's been over 40 years since I've seen an ice volcano...the last time was one winter when I was in college and I went with a then boyfriend to walk on the beach at Muskegon State Park in Michigan.

Cyn looks like she's alone in a frozen icy white world...I LOVE this set of photos!

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

It took us a while to warm up. Hot chocolate would have been good.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

I was surprised how smooth the ice is. I guess it's been very calm lately. Of course being calm helps it form in the first place.

Oh, I forgot, when we first got to the top of the bluff, we could hear ice crunching in the water below us.

[mellary4.livejournal.com]

I love the picture of the kid looking in the hole :) That dog's paws looked cold!!!!