Ice Caps

The family took several hikes out to Hunters Point during our stay in Copper Harbor over New Year's week, as you have no doubt surmised from the shots of the Hunters Point Preserve I have already posted this week and last. On one hike we ran across a number of beautiful and fascinating ice formations, such as the one the family is examining in this photo. That's Miranda Davis, my daughter, kneeling on the left, with Drew standing next to her, and then Art, her husband, and Marsha. We were all taking a close look at this ice cap, which Lake Superior had elegantly constructed with its waves and winds. Ice caps are especially nice early in winter. Later in the season, the formations get covered in snow as the lake freezes farther and farther away from shore. In the distance, take note of the last visible point of land. That's not Hunters Point. It's a rocky point in the center of Porters Island, about a half mile from where we stand. Now, here's a close up of some of the icicles hanging from the ice cap pictured above: