When I saw the email announcing this week’s Photo Challenge, one photo instantly popped into mind, from a memorable sunset on the frozen surface of Lake Superior, near Cascade River.
I typically am the driver on our road trips, as my husband can’t tolerate my impatient front-seat driving assistance! I don’t mind, and it gives me the flexibility to pull the car over whenever I see a photo opportunity or other interesting sight worth investigating . . . sometimes much to my family’s chagrin. This evening, as we headed back to our lodging for the night, the sun was just starting to set, and I promised I would be back in a jiffy, as I left the car running in a pull-out near the frozen river outlet to Lake Superior. But, how can one be back in a jiffy with a beautiful landscape like this? There is some dispute as to the length of my absence, but I swear it could not have been more than 30 minutes . . .
Lake Superior was a stunning frozen canvas that February. It was not completely frozen, as that rarely occurs, but it was frozen as far as the eye could see, and more than safe to walk on, particularly if you were close to shore. I spotted this small triangle of ice perched as if planted there by hand, but instead the result of the Lake’s pushing and churning as the ice set over time. Wind-scaped snow with other broken ice shards were scattered across the surface. As the sun set lower, I lay on the ice, for an eye-level view of the sunset through this nature-placed ice gem. Each minute brought a different play of light, a slight change in colors, playing across and through the ice and snow. The photo brings back memories of one of those times I felt so grateful to have the opportunity to experience nature in all of its glory, both near and far.
Ciao! ~ Kat B.
Travel. Garden. Eat. 
21 responses to “Weekly Photo Challenge: Near and Far”
[…] winter sunset on the frozen surface of Lake Superior. Another photo from that day, can be found here. These photos remind me of one of those times it was necessary to make room for a glittering […]
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Wonderful photo and description of the experience. Thank you
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Thanks for taking to read and comment. It was one of those times I was glad to have the photo to capture the detail and experience!
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Thank you for checking out my blog and leaving a comment, very much appreciated.
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Perfect shot with the sunshine melting the ice 🙂
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Nature framed it perfectly for me!
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really pretty pic! I like the sunlight passing through the ice!
p/s agree that being the driver gives a photographer amazing chance to pull over whenever he/she likes!
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My son read this post and thought I had severely under-estimated the time they spent waiting in the car for me to return! Thanks for the comments!
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I love the textures. Great Shot!
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Thanks for stopping by — appreciate the comment!
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brrrr… the ice gem was worth lying in the cold ;D
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Indeed, it was worth it! Thanks for stopping by and following my blog!
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Beautiful shot! I think half the battle with photography (for me at least) is being able to see what you want to capture. This is just amazing!
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…what I meant to imply is that you obviously have that ability…you can see beyond just a chunk of ice and capture the art therein. 🙂 Photography either moves me, or it doesn’t. (I’m just an amateur). Thanks for sharing this.
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Wow, thanks “orch”! I have been fortunate with some of the scenes nature has presented for me to capture with my little Canon PowerShot camera!
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Wow, that’s beautiful Kat. I can totally relate to time escaping when you’re capturing shots. hahaha. The light is fantastic too – I bet it was captivating. Actually, don’t tell anyone but I don’t think I could resist picking up one of these little icicles and tasting it – they look so pure!!! 🙂
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My teens still can’t resist knocking off a row of icicles hanging from a roof edge — and once in awhile treating them like a popsicle! Thank you for stopping by!
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Very nice! I like pulling the car over for a “quick” photo too.
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Time is relative! Thanks for the comment!
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This is amazing! It looks like a glass or plexiglas triangle that could easily be a piece of modern design! You were so lucky to have ad ired this!
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Ambrosiana, nature often trumps artificial design, doesn’t it?!
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