And here are a few photos:
A sheet of ice with Burlington as a backdrop.
The old chimney that is located on my site, as seen in my map.
All in all, a successful visit! :-)
Monday, February 21, 2011
Sunny skies and ice melt...
This week was definitely an interesting one for the inhabitants of Oak Ledge. The ducks must have been confused to see their icy oasis of Lake Champlain transform into a tropical paradise and then go right back down to freezing. I would have liked to go to my spot on Friday, when it was pushing 50 degrees! But alas, I could not and can only imagine the puddles I would have had to sit in while at my spot. When I visited a few days later, it was frozen over again. This time, it was even more slippery because the ice melted and then refroze. Combined with the wind, I'm surprised I didn't slide right into the water! But it was still a beautiful day and though cold, my spot was filled with sun. The walk there was a little different because the snow wasn't as deep and it wasn't as much of a hike. Other than that, though, everything looked pretty much the same on land. The lake itself looked a little different. The iceberg chunks had shrunk in size and only sheets of ice, though not completely covering the lake, remained. I sat down and drew a little birds eye view map of my place. Here it is:
And here are a few photos:
And here are a few photos:
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Er, I love all the ice at your spot. Your post from last week makes it look like Alaska and this week, that big sheet is just incredible — I would have loved to have seen it before our big warm spell on Friday!
ReplyDeleteThat map is pretty awesome, too!
Sweet spot. I know exactly where that chimney is! Refrain from jumping into champlain when the weather warms up from there...ive sliced my toe pretty bad doing just that there. Awesome pics of the water and btown, cant wait to see more.
ReplyDeleteI love the pictures of the ice in your spot. Everyone who has a place by the water always has cool pictures too. I also am curious as to what that old chimney is from, specifically, since I have never been there.
ReplyDeleteNice pictures, Erica! I have never been to this part of Burlington, and they make me wanna go check it out. I'm pretty jealous of your ducks, my spot has been too quiet.
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