Ice, Odometer
These photos don't capture the magic, but it's pretty cool down there, folks. An icy lunar landscape. I wouldn't yet wander past the "edge" of the hard stuff, but pretty soon we'll be able to climb the big ice hills and stare out into the icy nothingness. Could we actually get another "skateable" Lake Superior this year?
And for no particular reason, except that I was bridged at the time, here's the odometer of the old Benz, which shows no signs of slowing down.
Posted by
vicarious on December 20, 2008 05:05 PM | Permalink
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Any chance of higher-res, landscape-style shots? Once we get a clear day, a frozen Lake Superior can be good wallpaper material.
See: http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/9740/224099203183c303cef6oiv2.jpg
Posted by: Tez | December 20, 2008 06:34 PM
If/when the sun ever comes out, I'll take some photos of the Great Ice and post them here. Right now, there's just no way to get decent photos - flat light, all white.
Posted by: vicarious | December 20, 2008 06:45 PM
Were you in the silver diesel benz? We walked past your car when you were bridged. That diesel sound reminded me of my youth......
Posted by: German Ogre | December 20, 2008 06:59 PM
Yup, that's me. Though I would more accurately describe it as "Rust-Spotted Grey".
Posted by: vicarious | December 20, 2008 07:11 PM
My '82 Volvo 240 hit 270 thousand before dying. Heh, brakes and drive shaft u-joints wore out and were replaced long before the engine sputtered its last breath. I didn't even take good care of it.
Posted by: huitz | December 21, 2008 05:32 PM
Chapel Hill, NC was like the elephant's graveyard of diesel Mercedes when I lived there a decade ago. They were everywhere. [I think Duluth's signature automobile is the Subaru SVX. I have to assume that about half of those still running may be found in the Duluth metropolitan area.]
In conclusion, the ice on the north shore of Lake Michigan looked pretty cool two days ago. Thank you, that will be all.
Posted by: The Big E | December 22, 2008 11:58 PM
Wow... living in Duluth for so long, I've never seen sights like those!
Posted by: Jerome | December 26, 2008 07:59 PM