j-rye
Banning Ice 1 - Banning State Park
I liked the colors and shapes of the ice formations created by the flow of ground water.
A Saturday outing at Banning State Park started out overcast. Fortunately, late in the afternoon, the sun came out and provided some good light and shadows.
The park stretches along a length of the Kettle River where a sandstone quarry was once in operation. The sheer walls of rock, either created by river erosion or by quarry workers, have many locations where ground water is flowing out and creating interesting ice formations.
Information on the MN DNR website states in the late 1890s the area of Banning State Park was once a busy sandstone quarry that employed 500 workers who chiseled the rock into massive blocks. The strength and pink color of this sandstone made it very popular for building construction.
Banning Ice 1 - Banning State Park
I liked the colors and shapes of the ice formations created by the flow of ground water.
A Saturday outing at Banning State Park started out overcast. Fortunately, late in the afternoon, the sun came out and provided some good light and shadows.
The park stretches along a length of the Kettle River where a sandstone quarry was once in operation. The sheer walls of rock, either created by river erosion or by quarry workers, have many locations where ground water is flowing out and creating interesting ice formations.
Information on the MN DNR website states in the late 1890s the area of Banning State Park was once a busy sandstone quarry that employed 500 workers who chiseled the rock into massive blocks. The strength and pink color of this sandstone made it very popular for building construction.