Sunday, March 3, 2019

Sunset in the Frozen Forest


















For my blog and photo journal I mostly like to post pictures that I just took or took very recently.  Sometimes, though, I'm looking through pictures taken a while ago and find one or two that I really like that were never shared.  These are two such images.  The photos you see here were taken at Tettegouche State Park on April 16, 2018.  

Every now and then there are large enough waves that come out of just the right direction to create massive amounts of freezing spray when they crash into the cliffs at Tettegouche.  The freezing spray then flies way up into the air and the wind carries it inland, coating all the trees within reach of the windblown spray.  After the windy weather passes what we're left with is a magical frozen forest.  

One of the coolest Lake Superior north shore experiences is to wander through this area when it looks like this.  Footing can be VERY tricky though (you are walking on extremely uneven ice, after all) so be sure to wear some ice cleats on your boots!


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