Embracing the Snow and Ice

If you can't beat the snow and cold, start having fun in it. That's our January motto. In the first photo you see me draped across the Lake Huron ice with my fingers tingling and my face bright red from the brutal winds sweeping across the arctic landscape. I thought we were in the Arctic. LOL There are fascinating ice formations along the shoreline that you can see from the highway and Jeff and I had fun exploring them. We made sure the ice was frozen solid under our boots before we ventured out onto the frozen waters. Jeff carried a ski pole and dug into the ice as he walked along. I followed him.

We headed out the first time this morn for anticipated photos, our boots post hole digging through the snow until we were on the windswept icy lake. But the below zero windchill stole my breath and my hands grew quite numb when we were there for only a few minutes, because we forgot the handwarmers. Thought the short time we were experiencing the elements would be okay, but I'm here to tell you only a couple minutes out in that exposure can do you in.

When we returned home, I dove back inside the house and lay on the couch and had Jeff bring me chocolate while my hands painfully tingled their way back to a normal temperature. My lungs were having a hard time working. It hurt to breathe.

Braced with handwarmers a little later, the die hards that we are, we ventured back out onto Lake Huron and that's when Jeff snapped the photo of me above.

The second photo was snapped by me of Jeff at the Lower Tahquamenon Falls State Park last week. God bless those winter campers who enjoy the harsher elements. Only the rustic side of the campground was open with snow plowed camping sites inviting to pull in. No thanks. We have winter camped before but not rustically. We had electricity so we could stay warm.

Thought you would enjoy seeing what we are doing while we wait out the frigid January weather. :D More Tahquamenon Falls pics coming next. :D

Hugs, JJ