Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Ice at Indian Falls

I think I'm still mesmerized by the ice formations at Indian Falls.  And the fact that we may never see the like again is part of the intrigue!  In the meantime, it's inspiration to make the effort and get out there and visit more places, take more photos.

It was the blue curtains of ice that fascinated us the most, both the colour and how they hung down from layers of rock underneath the top of the cliff.  Undoubtedly the morning sun helped bring out the colour.

The huge lumpy pile of yellowy ice on the south side was the main waterfall, located where the creek falls during the rest of the year, and containing the biggest volume of ice.

But those vertical columns of ice just kept drawing me back.  This section seemed to lack the strong bluish colour, but was an incredible wall of icicles..

The blue ice curtains on the north side though, dropping straight out of the rock, were incredible.

Perhaps I'm using too many superlatives - you just had to be there!


Then again, perhaps not.  This was certainly unique among waterfalls around here!

Eventually we had to turn and head back down the valley.  This is one place we'll be coming to explore more often over the year.

We had a last look up the valley at the waterfalls and congratulated ourselves for getting out here and seeing it!  Then we went looking for fabric.


16 comments:

  1. Did you get some Ice blue fabric? These falls are quite beautiful. Thanks for braving the cold and sharing.

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  2. Amazing shots - the waterfall coming out through the rocks was fascinating. The last statement made me chuckle.

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  3. WOW I can't even come up with words to say how beautiful those frozen falls are. WOW.

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  4. They look just like stalactites and stalagmites. Beautiful. - Margy

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  5. I'm glad you went to check out this frozen falls. The ice formations are amazing!

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  6. It is amazing that the power of the falls still shows when they are frozen and quiet! Lovely photos.

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  7. Just gorgeous. And your pictures are wonderful. I especially like looking up at those icicles in the third picture. :-)

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  8. Ice and rock make an interesting study in contrasting colors and textures.

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  9. Fantastic photos of the ice formations! Very nice!

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  10. your enthusiasm is infectious and warranted!! this is a spectacular sight and i think your described it beautifully!!!

    it's how i felt when i saw the ocean, frozen....i may never see that again. it made quite the impression on me!! your images are really beautiful!!!

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  11. Wonderful photos ! The melt is on down here with the sun and warm temps of +8 and even the land is warming up now grass is showing and puddles everywhere oh and I saw two Robins WOOHOO ! Thanks for sharing , have a good day !

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  12. Fabulous photos of the ice! It's gorgeous. It's like the rocks have grown beards. :-)

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  13. Blue ice and fabric. Two of my favorites. You sure can see how the front blocks of rock will eventually split off with that freezing in the cracks.

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