When an iceberg falls into the lake, a layer of water can freeze to the underside. If this is rich in algae, it can form a green stripe. Brown, black and yellow lines are caused by sediment, picked up when the ice sheet grinds downhill towards the lake.
The water froze the instant the wave broke through the ice. That's what it is like in Lake Michigan where it is the coldest weather in decades. Water freezes the instant it comes in contact with the air.
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That is pretty damned awesome. Quite the artist, this Mr. Michigan.
It's looks like the back drop for a Salvador Dali painting.
Nothing like that in socal, heh Bago?
Actually a couple of us who post here (me and Poppa India) went to a tiny high school on the shore of Lake Michigan in the far north....a long time ago. Lacking TV, etc., we saw and explored very similar things every day in winter, some more like this one than others.
JAL, We have some beautiful, curvy, ice cold women, so kinda the same thing, just not always such a natural formation.
Which side of the lake, Aridog?
Wow. Spectacular.
Very cool!
Are there fab homes/cottages on Lake Michigan that are not in the Milwaukee area?
tits.
I second Fr Fox. Beyond cool, in fact, downright cold.
Other than lakes in Madison and Milwaukee what are most fab and expensive lakes in Scony?
Lake Wisconsin is pretty pricey....for cheeseland....but I am talking exclusive with gates and shit-like Gatsbyish.
tits.
When all else fails...lick the green stripe!
they've postponed global warming until after the elections.
Cool post btw MH.
Those are lovely. Thanks, Haz.
Wow! I'd love to piss on one of those bad boys.
Thanks!
i was thinking of pinching a loaf on one of them.
My, how interesting.
Cool post, Haz.
Haz ... east side of Lake Michigan, west Michigan shore.
Michael Haz, The east side, on the northwest corner of the lower peninsula. A beautiful area with long cold winters that built character!
Wow. That is incredible.
Ari and Poppa - That is some of my favorite warm weather motorcycling area. And I grew to love the UP when my daughter entered grad school at Michigan Tech.
Slartibartfast bar-coded the earth! Who Knew?
Do you have a link for where you got these, Haz?
It looks like one is actually a misrepresentation, and is from Antarctica: link
I became suspicious because of the deeply buried algae layers.
Agog is the word. Wherever they come from.
Chicken - they were emailed to me by a friend who lives in Michigan.
My friend is a Democrat, so anything is possible. :)
Cool.
Do they still dump dye into the Chicago river? Blue dye in summer, green dye for St Patty's day. Could explain the weird green and blue stripes in that one photo.
I. DID.NOT.KNOW.THAT! Kewel!!
When an iceberg falls into the lake, a layer of water can freeze to the underside. If this is rich in algae, it can form a green stripe. Brown, black and yellow lines are caused by sediment, picked up when the ice sheet grinds downhill towards the lake.
Not dye then? dang.
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