The ice is burping and groaning as the temperature drops. With luck the cold night air will freeze up some of the slush that remains hidden under innocent looking pockets of snow, waiting surprise us.
We had a wonderful run today, visiting 3 new lakes: Mudhole, Thunder, and Beartrap. We often found ourselves racing across large icy patches, which were covered in deep snow just a few days ago. A snow storm last week weighted down the ice and caused water to seep up through cracks. In many places the overflow was so deep it inundated large patches of snow, which formed glare ice once the temperature dropped.
Most of the slush has frozen up thankfully, but we did hit several big pockets that covered our skis and boots with ice. It looks bad, but our feet stayed warm and dry all day. “To those devoid of imagination a blank place on the map is a useless waste; to others, the most valuable part.” – Aldo Leopold
#wildernessyear #savetheBWCA #ice #BoundaryWaters
We had a wonderful run today, visiting 3 new lakes: Mudhole, Thunder, and Beartrap. We often found ourselves racing across large icy patches, which were covered in deep snow just a few days ago. A snow storm last week weighted down the ice and caused water to seep up through cracks. In many places the overflow was so deep it inundated large patches of snow, which formed glare ice once the temperature dropped.
Most of the slush has frozen up thankfully, but we did hit several big pockets that covered our skis and boots with ice. It looks bad, but our feet stayed warm and dry all day. “To those devoid of imagination a blank place on the map is a useless waste; to others, the most valuable part.” – Aldo Leopold
#wildernessyear #savetheBWCA #ice #BoundaryWaters
