Monday, February 18, 2013

Mississippi Lake

A week ago, after a snowfall and while it was still somewhat mild out, I headed to Mississippi Lake. I was looking for outlooks onto the lake, but I was somewhat disappointed. Most shoreline has been grabbed by the rich, so there are few access points for the great unwashed. I did find one public spot, but with all of the snow, parking would have been difficult there, and it also would have involved a trek thru the snow. I would like to return when the snow is gone, however.

In my travels, I did come to an end-of-the-road situation where car tracks left the road and went out onto to the frozen lake. The first three photos show the view from near the end of the road, each getting closer to the lake.




Then, I walked down to the frozen surface and took this photo of the shoreline.


Finally, I cast my view way out onto the lake where I saw a number of ice fishing huts in the distance. With no trees and with the sun behind me, there is no colour to speak of, but some of you might find the scene to be of interest as it would not be something that you see every day. Me neither. In fact, it kind of surprised me.


8 comments:

Mara said...

I have only ever seen ice-huts in documentaries about the cold country of Canada. I know they do it in Norway as well, but probably a lot further from the sea. I haven't seen it on the lakes close by!

Ginger said...

Wow. All of the photos are gorgeous!

Wishing you some spring, soon.

troutbirder said...

What a stunning set of winter across the lake pictures. Living only a short distance from the upper reaches of the Father of Waters, I'm curious as to the origins of this Indian names on a lake in Canada? :)

Hilary said...

Lovely sunny pics, AC. I suspect that Frank and I will see more and more of that in our future.. hoping to settle on a lake front home soon.

Gina said...

Lovely!

I have never seen an ice hut in real life. Come to think of it, I have only seen snow about four times in my whole life, so the ice-hut thing makes total sense.

Kila said...

Georgeous photos! :)

The last one could be from Wisconsin!

Beatrice P. Boyd said...

A beautiful photo putting, John. And, scenes like this are why we are anxious to be where we can experience more of thie season's beauty. The sunset was worth your outing for sure.

Tossing Pebbles in the Stream said...

It is nice to have a Winter with more normal snow levels.