Yes, they are very thick, about 25 cm (about a foot, I think) in that location (we have a website for looking up ice thickness). Still, as I said to Anneli, being out on the ice isn’t everyone’s cup of tea.
We won’t see spring for a while yet. In the meantime, we have to enjoy the fact that the days are getting longer. Soon the sun will only be going down at midnight. 🙂
Wow. That makes me feel a little dizzy. I never thought about how you would see down into it. And the cracks! The ice on the river at our property near the Snowy Mountains is only ever a mm or two thick.
This is very solidly frozen and safe to walk (or even drive) on. You can sort of see down into it but it’s also quite blue-dark. The lake is about 600m deep. I work in the Subarctic, so it gets cold. -40 C isn’t uncommon. Thanks for your comment. 🙂
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A very intriguing photo. The ice almost looks like flooring in a modern office building.
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Yes – it does look like that! I didn’t notice that before.
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Now, that is what I call ice! Enjoy your skating, Lynette.
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Hahaha. 🙂 No skating. Just walking on a very smooth surface. 😉
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For me, that would definitely include inadvertent skating, Lynette!
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Hahaha. 🙂 Having recently suffered a broken coccyx, I have to be cautious, too.
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Aye, you take care. Don’t want any more broken bones, Lynette!
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No problem with thin ice there. Stay well and stay warm Lynette. Allan
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No, definitely not! There’s about 25 inches of thickness in that area. You stay well, too.
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Not for me. Sorry. But brave walker in the photo.
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It’s quite safe, and about 25 cm thick in that area, but walking out there (or driving in a car) is not everyone’s cup of tea.
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Wow. Those are some thick ice blocks. At least it looks that way from the photo. Still, I’m with Anneli, I’ll stay on land. 😬
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Yes, they are very thick, about 25 cm (about a foot, I think) in that location (we have a website for looking up ice thickness). Still, as I said to Anneli, being out on the ice isn’t everyone’s cup of tea.
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Oooh, those are serious boots for some serious ice! Puts my little LL Beans to shame. 😉
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Hahaha. 🙂 Those are mukluks; very warm and ideal for winter conditions here.
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wonderful shot of the ice, but also fascinated by your kamiks
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Not my feet, unfortunately. They are pretty nice looking kamiks, though, new. This pair was made in northern Manitoba, I think.
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That ice looks incredible and incredibly terrifying both at the same. Great shot. Stay warm out there.
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The ice thickness is carefully monitored, so I’m comfortable with it until the end of March. After that, no more lakes unless it’s in a boat. 😉
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Wow 🤩 here spring has gone missing and summer has already made its hot appearance 😅
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We won’t see spring for a while yet. In the meantime, we have to enjoy the fact that the days are getting longer. Soon the sun will only be going down at midnight. 🙂
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That is the way Lynette 😊
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Wow. That makes me feel a little dizzy. I never thought about how you would see down into it. And the cracks! The ice on the river at our property near the Snowy Mountains is only ever a mm or two thick.
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This is very solidly frozen and safe to walk (or even drive) on. You can sort of see down into it but it’s also quite blue-dark. The lake is about 600m deep. I work in the Subarctic, so it gets cold. -40 C isn’t uncommon. Thanks for your comment. 🙂
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I have read books set northern Canada. It is so very different from Australia. So few places even see snow here.
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We have very different geographies. 🙂
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