This is where one of the major pressure cracks meets the far shore. The ice I walked on to get there is well over a foot thick, and hard as ever...right up to the edge of the crack, and right up to the bedrock shoreline. A skim of ice formed on the open water overnight, and was starting the crack again this morning.
I will admit to more than a little adrenaline hitting my heart when a loud crack snapped right underfoot. The fear only lasted a moment, because there is no way the ice can break right now.
In some of the ice art photos below you can see these hairline cracks. As I walk across the ice, I am fascinated by the various textures, and reassured by the depth of the cracks...which continuously assure me that the ice is more than 8 inches thick.
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