Photos from the ice shelf, Pictured Rocks, Michigan

A week ago I did a hike on the huge ice shelf from Twelvemile Beach to Spray Falls in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. I wasn't sure if there would be enough ice due to the warm weather but the ice shelf was so massive that I would imagine it's still pretty substantial now. I think it tends to form in this spot due to currents, wind, and shallow water.

Anyway, more pictures from the ice shelf hike can be seen here:
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jensenl/visuals/album/2007/iceshelf/

Pictures from Miners Castle and the Straights of Mackinac can be seen here:
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jensenl/visuals/album/2007/miners/

These are really neat Lars, the one in the upper left is really cool, hard to believe it's ice almost looks like a desert. Very nice work.

Where is the shot on the upper left? I don't recognize that at all.

Wow! What a unique take on the area. I've never seen images like this from pictured rocks. Very sweet, thanks for taking us along on the journey.

Lars

Great shots! I enjoyed reading your trip narrative although it sounds a little dangerous to be walking on the ice under the conditions you described. Of course, my wife tells me that every time I go ice fishing but I still go.

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Dan,

The upper left shot is about 1.5 miles southeast of Twelvemile Beach, the only way to get there is by traveling on the ice, or by boat in the summer.