Lake Superior surfing,Nate extending the ride, April 06, 09Wow, is it roaring tonight- the gales and big waves have returned. April usually signals the return of Lake Superior from it's frozen silence. Today was no exception; when the wind blows, the lake roars, literally. With a gale whipping up waves 10-14ft, the surfers were out as well. Some bays in our neck of the woods are ice free, if the waves have a chance to build big enough and overpower the icy slush fields. Unbelievably, others, such as points east of Marquette, the ice is rebuilding, go figure(it didn't get out of the 20's for highs today), and looks like an undulating rollercoaster of pancake ice waves that pile up ice balls higher and higher into tall ice volcanos.
Lake Superior Blue Slush wavesEven with cold air temps, the gradual rising elevation of the sun and solar warming of the sun will gradually win over, and ice will be no more on the mightiest of great lakes, Lake Superior. Here's a shout out to one of our fans, D'andre in L.A.!
Lake Superior Surfing, Dan and Matt
Cool I actually stopped and talked with a person photographing these guys. I really like the outcome! I would have also got some shots but my longest lens is 127mm for my rb67. This is really cool keep it up!
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