It has been a month since I visited Amnicon Falls and I wonder if any ice remains on the river as the warmer winter continues.
Icy Upper Amnicon Falls
Picture of the Day for February 7, 2024
Although the Amnicon River appeared to be frozen, under the frozen surface there was water still flowing that can be seen at the base of the Upper Falls. The roar of the waterfall was quieter than normal with most of the dropping water occurring behind the ice wall.
Frozen Upper Falls
Picture of the Day for January 11, 2020
The snow and ice of winter does not stop all adventurers from taking hikes to waterfalls and other scenic points. Although the normal swirl of foamy water from the small waterfall doesn’t exist with the icy cover. And while some may do some hiking this weekend, I would wait until the following day so hopefully the trails are packed down so I wouldn’t need snowshoes to explore the area.
Winter at Echo Dells
Picture of the Day for January 31, 2019
The last day of January ended on a cold note with another morning at -32 degrees and still below zero as the day ended. But with less wind, the wind chills weren’t as extreme but it will be nice when it gets above freezing.
Frozen Falls Inside a Cave
Picture of the Day for March 10, 2014
Besides the ice caves on the shore of Lake Superior, there were frozen water falls to view which might just be a little a wet trickle in the summer but it creates a large frozen falls in the winter.
The ice also appears different colors, like the yellow or pink, which picks up sand grains from the sandstone. And then in certain spots you can find blue ice, which is caused by how light is absorbed in the snow and ice and the difference in wavelength from the red spectrum to the blue. Water and ice behaves like a blue filter, which absorbs the reds and orange, and why deeper water appears blue.
Snow is composed of a bunch of ice grains with air in between them and almost all of the visible light striking the snow is reflected back and appears white. But in ice, there is less air and so fewer opportunities for light to scatter back out and light travels farther into the ice and gives the ice more time to absorb the red light so when the light returns to the surface, it is lacking red light, making it appear blue.
Colorful Ice
