Mike Lamb Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 I took the kids sledding in Mich this past weekend, MLK holiday. The landscape is so boss i just had to post some pic. That's Lake Michigan in the background around St. Joe. Of course, I took some "Artsy" pics i will post later. Click to Enlarge 33.41 KB Click to Enlarge 62.2 KB Click to Enlarge 58.45 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Where in St. Joe? Or, is that Warren Dunes? It's nice over there this time of year......pretty, no people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Very nice. It's driving me nuts that I haven't been snowboarding this year yet, but I've been trying to be a bit more practical this year. I'll hit the slopes soon. Love the pics. There's nothing I like more than solitude when it comes to nature. [:-thumbu] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Moore Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Reminds me of when I was a child growing up in Port Colborne, Ontario, on the shores of Lake Erie. I have vague memories of a run that would take us right out onto the frozen lake. Or maybe just to it? It was a long, long time ago but I do remember Lake Erie could freeze over enough for ice fishing. I think I once caught a salamander! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Ah those long rides down the hill. Didn't care for the long climb back up though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Richard, Are you sure it was Lake Erie way back then? Or just a pond? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottpat Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 I always found the fence or lone tree when I went sledding. Ahh the days of the Flexible Flyer speeding down the ice crusted hills and then SMACK WHAM CRUNCH and Ouch! Yes, those were the days, even though it was only last week! [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Looks like the back yard here. Do you get these hollow ice cones? The cops from the campus up the road, patrol the lake shore to make sure the the college kids and others don't make the mistake of going out on them. Click to Enlarge 22.49 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Yeah, it piles up in the same general manner as Lake Ontario. The onshore winds take the pack ice and pile it up into huge mountains. There are often 3 or 4 sets of pressure ridges that pile up. I've got some pics somewhere from several years back where we are up on some 80' ice mounds. And, the ice forms up in those doughnuts that look like white blood cells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Like this? Click to Enlarge 38.62 KB Here's a better picture of the cones. These were probably fifteen feet tall. They look like geysers when the waves blow a hole through the top. Click to Enlarge 30.84 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Yup, identical. It looks just like the West coast of Michigan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lamb Posted January 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 This is about 10 miles N of St. Joe, Mich and you are right, Kurt, beautiful and no one else around to ruin the silence but me and my fam. I havn't been to SW Mich in dead winter since I was a little kid. Click to Enlarge 46.08 KB It was pretty cold 20F so I bought hand and foot warmers for everyone and not a single complaint for over 3 hours. My goal was to not break my neck and I achieved it. This pic I fished up from march 2008 when the snow is just melting and you can still see the sand bars piled up. Great shots, Gary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 Up by Hagar Shores, or Thunder Mountain? I've probably been on that hill. Thunder Mt. area has some pretty nice dunes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lamb Posted January 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 Up by Hagar Shores, or Thunder Mountain? I've probably been on that hill. Right about there. Hagar Shore Road and M63. You've probably been to DiMaggio's. Great pizza and burgers if you are in the neighborhood. Thunder Mt. That's a blast from the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 That's about 5 miles from my old house. I've had more than a few pies @ DiMaggio's. I still buy meat at Vitale's right next door. Yeah, that's a nice area; in winter, it's serene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Simon Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 Fellas. . . This is all getting quite namby-pamby, and I think we better put a halt to such before we rub someone the wrong way. You wanna discuss things in this realm/tone, better take it over to the ASHI forum, guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 them there are some nice pic's. just keep that there white stuff and ice up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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