The clouds rolled in before sunset as the snow storm made its approach this evening but today view was a lot different than when I hiked on Lake Superior’s frozen surface.
Superior Cloudy Sun
Picture of the Day for January 26, 2019
Some light snow was falling today and the flakes are lighter than one of these icicles, which you wouldn’t want one to drop on your head.
Long Icicles
Picture of the Day for January 25, 2019
The frigid temperatures today reminded me of the day I hike out on the frozen Lake Superior to view the ice caves. I knew there was very cold wind chills over the lake when my camera lens would fog up whenever I went inside an icy cave and I used hand warmers to kept my camera batteries warm enough to work.
Icy Cave
Picture of the Day for January 13, 2019
Across the bay from where the Copper Harbor Lighthouse sits, the brig John Jacob Astor was wrecked on the rocks at the end of cove in 1844 when a terrific gale came up and the Astor lost one of its two anchors. Repeated attempts were made to free the Astor from the rocks, but she broke up in the severe winter weather conditions. There was only one other schooner left on Lake Superior that fall so the loss of the Astor created severe winter food shortages across the Upper Peninsula including Fort Wilkins in Copper Harbor.
Shipwreck Site
Picture of the Day for January 11, 2019
It would be nice if my driveway was showing more rock and sand instead of ice but the sunshine today wasn’t enough to do any melting with the temperature below freezing. It would be nice to take a walk on a beach in the sunshine and only have to worry about getting shoes wet from a mini rogue wave instead worrying about slipping and falling on ice.
Beach at Herbster
Picture of the Day for January 8, 2019
I have hiked to see ice formations and in my much younger days, it was a treat when a new smooth layer of ice formed on the creek for ice skating adventures. But in my older years, my car and I do not like that smooth ice that causes too much slipping and sliding. The frozen tower of ice was hollow inside as you hear the water running inside before flowing out on top of the ice.
Tower of Ice
Picture of the Day for November 23, 2018
Today I was trying to finish up some outside work, like pruning the raspberry canes, since it was above freezing, but a trip to Raspberry Island in the summer to see the lighthouse would have been more exciting.
Raspberry Island
Picture of the Day for November 14, 2018
The sunshine was out today and the temperature finally made it above freezing after a long, cold week. But with the wind chill still below freezing, you might want to keep your feet and legs dry if strolling on a beach. And on a day when some random larger waves roll in, it is easier to get a surprised feet soaking.
Beach Sweeping Waves
Picture of the Day for November 8, 2018
Autumn has quickly disappeared, even if the calendar says it is fall yet, as my pond has a complete layer of ice covering the surface already. Although the ice isn’t thick enough to walk on yet, winter is getting a grip. With a large lake, like Lake Superior, it takes winter months to get a solid hold of its water and some years the lake wins over winter and you can’t walk out on it like these people did.
Walking on Stiff Water
Picture of the Day for November 7, 2018
One thing about looking out over a large lake or the ocean, it makes it easier to forgot that there might be snow on the ground behind you (unless of course the ice has already formed on the lake too). Seeing the snow on the ground today did not make it easy to forget that it was cold outside.
Looking Outward
