Check out Traditional Street and Architectural Photography section of our forum.
Lake Michigan ice is spectacular this year
Feb 13, 2014 20:39:16 #
We are seeing ice on Lake Michigan like we haven't seen in decades. Latest estimate is that the lake is frozen over 80% now.
Tuesday we had sun for the first time in weeks, so we strapped on ice cleats - absolutely necessary as the footing was treacherous - and headed out. The temperature got up to only 4 degrees F, but there wasn't any wind so we stayed out about 4 hours.
A few hundred yards out we climbed 30 or 40 feet up to the edge of an ice cliff - a sheer drop 40-50 feet. From there we could see huge pile-ups of broken ice sections, each fragment probably 10-25 feet across.
There were lots of "ice volcanoes" which are caused by wave pressure blowing holes in the ice. Water then shoots up through these holes like a geyser, and as it comes down it freezes and forms conical "mountains." Some were 10-15 tall.
Mike
Tuesday we had sun for the first time in weeks, so we strapped on ice cleats - absolutely necessary as the footing was treacherous - and headed out. The temperature got up to only 4 degrees F, but there wasn't any wind so we stayed out about 4 hours.
A few hundred yards out we climbed 30 or 40 feet up to the edge of an ice cliff - a sheer drop 40-50 feet. From there we could see huge pile-ups of broken ice sections, each fragment probably 10-25 feet across.
There were lots of "ice volcanoes" which are caused by wave pressure blowing holes in the ice. Water then shoots up through these holes like a geyser, and as it comes down it freezes and forms conical "mountains." Some were 10-15 tall.
Mike
Feb 13, 2014 20:42:18 #
Blenheim Orange wrote:
We are seeing ice on Lake Michigan like we haven't... (show quote)
Damn that global warming!!!!!! :shock: :roll: :lol:
Feb 13, 2014 20:42:37 #
Wow! This is very unusual for me!
Wished I could see it in person, someday.....
Pat
Wished I could see it in person, someday.....
Pat
Feb 13, 2014 20:49:24 #
Feb 13, 2014 20:50:24 #
Nice,shots...I'm going head to Leland this weekend for the ice caves.
Feb 13, 2014 20:54:57 #
pounder35 wrote:
Damn that global warming!!!!!! :shock: :roll: :lol:
Now, now, pounder35.
:roll:
We can take that up in the section of the forum the name of which I won't mention.
:D
Thanks for taking a look.
Mike
(Adding more energy to a system increases volatility, BTW, so were energy being added to a system we would expect to see extremes, not things getting gradually toastier. But that is a debate for another time and place.)
Feb 13, 2014 20:59:52 #
Check out Astronomical Photography Forum section of our forum.
Feb 13, 2014 21:01:57 #
Jay Pat wrote:
Wow! This is very unusual for me!
Wished I could see it in person, someday.....
Pat
Wished I could see it in person, someday.....
Pat
This is pretty unusual. Here is a shot in the same location a year ago.
Feb 13, 2014 21:02:58 #
Cdouthitt wrote:
Nice,shots...I'm going head to Leland this weekend for the ice caves.
Thanks.
We may run into each other out there.
Mike
Feb 13, 2014 21:06:35 #
Blenheim Orange wrote:
Thanks.
We may run into each other out there.
Mike
We may run into each other out there.
Mike
Where are people parking and hiking from?
Feb 13, 2014 21:06:50 #
Wow Mike these are awesome! I remember Lake Erie being this way a long long time ago. Thanks for sharing your walk with us. Now go get warm.:)
Erv
Erv
Check out Digital Artistry section of our forum.
Feb 13, 2014 21:11:36 #
Feb 13, 2014 21:15:52 #
what a series! just a wonder, all that ice and snow. It just looks so quiet, almost like another planet. I am loving these.
Feb 13, 2014 21:22:39 #
Feb 13, 2014 21:25:38 #
Unusual and very pretty shots. Sounds like you had a nice four hour adventure.
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.
Check out Drone Video and Photography Forum section of our forum.