Final freeze-up was on December 17th. This, the last spot to freeze.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Measuring Ice
While standing on the edge of the older ice, I poked a hole through the newest ice, to find about 3 cm of clear ice hiding under the snow.
Ice sculpture
This ice is four inches high! It was pushed up by the wind before the last hole froze over.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Kate Skating
Kate is skating at the end of our bay. The wind kept a large area snow-free, making it great for skating. (This is nearly a kilometer from the where the open water is.)
Emailing: Freeze-up 2010 039
Between December 11th and the 16th, there were strong winds that opened the area that hadn't frozen on Dec 9th. We also had a good snowfall, which insulated the older ice.
On the morning of the 16th, the thinnest ice I travelled on was 4 inches.
When I climbed the hill to take this photo, I could see that most of the hole had frozen over, but there were still small patches of open water.
Looks like ice?
Looking north, it appears as though all is ice in the photo. But with the binoculars, I could see that the far distant lake was still open.
Ice! And a little water....
It's not easy to see in the picture, but those dark patches in the distance are open water. The lines in the foreground are thick ice, where water seeped through thin cracks, spread through the snow, then froze. December 11th.
Lots of Ice!
Ice as far as the eye can see... which is why I climbed a hill to take the photo posted above. December 11th,
December 11th
Two days after the ice formed on the bay, I walked out to have a better look. I did stay close to shore! There was a minimum of 2 to 3 inches of clear ice, even under the snowy patches.
Checking the Ice
Allan is just returning from checking the ice on the morning of December 9th. He's walking on the 'pan' ice that formed while the north wind was blowing. After 5 days of very strong north wind, it finally died down the morning of the 9th. Most of the lake froze over that day.
Satellite links
There are two ways to see what's happening daily.
One is to go to http://ottertooth.com/Temagami/News/10/sat10-24.htm, where the MODIS pictures are posted whenever we have a clear day.
Or you can go directly to the MODIS satellite photo of the day http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/index.php?subset=USA4. This one takes a while to download, so it is easier to just check the ottertooth website after we have had a sunny day.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Here comes the Ice!
Five days of strong north wind in early December has super-chilled the lake. It has started to freeze despite the wind.
Sauna Dock
The end of the Sauna Dock is covered with 15 to 20 cm of ice after 4 days of wind. The rough ice in the background formed overnight, while the wind continued to blow.
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