Lakeshore Ice Formations
During the winter, the edge of our city's Lake Michigan lakeshore often changes dramatically due to the ice formations that build up and it often extends quite far out from shore.
Ice formations happen primarily due to extended periods of freezing temperatures, which continually freeze portions of the waves that hit the shore. Depending on the direction and force of the wind, 10 to 20 feet of iceberg-like formations can form within a few days.
To capture the scene above I'm standing on a formation that extends about 60 feet into the lake. I turned around and snapped this shot, and you can see the land and trees in the background.
The apparent 'river' you see here is really no river at all, but is a large break between ice formations that have frozen solid.
Lakeshore Ice Formations
During the winter, the edge of our city's Lake Michigan lakeshore often changes dramatically due to the ice formations that build up and it often extends quite far out from shore.
Ice formations happen primarily due to extended periods of freezing temperatures, which continually freeze portions of the waves that hit the shore. Depending on the direction and force of the wind, 10 to 20 feet of iceberg-like formations can form within a few days.
To capture the scene above I'm standing on a formation that extends about 60 feet into the lake. I turned around and snapped this shot, and you can see the land and trees in the background.
The apparent 'river' you see here is really no river at all, but is a large break between ice formations that have frozen solid.