Archives for: "January 2011"

Ice Forms on Slow-moving Water II: Pancakes and Frozen Foam

January 16th, 2011
An acquaintance of mine recently discovered these odd discs of ice. The discs floated freely in an eddy behind some fallen logs on the Nooksack River’s south fork. See other photos and a short video at… more »

Ice Forms on Slow-moving Water I: Caterpillars and Cellular Dendrites

January 15th, 2011
During my last winter in Japan (2009-2010), I would walk around a neighborhood park on frosty mornings, looking for interesting ice forms. It was in this park that I found one rock (only one!) that on some mornings would sprout hair-like ice, arising… more »