{"id":278,"date":"2015-03-12T20:01:43","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T20:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.divinemayhem.com\/blog\/?p=278"},"modified":"2015-03-12T20:01:43","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T20:01:43","slug":"the-frozen-waterfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.divinemayhem.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/12\/the-frozen-waterfall\/","title":{"rendered":"The Frozen Waterfall"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the last day of February, I decided to take a ride out to a favorite location. It was a cold day and I had hoped to get a few shots of ice around Cucumber Falls in Ohiopyle State Park. The drive out was beautiful. A lot of show had fallen in the preceding days and with it being cold for so long, I was a little concerned about the state of the roads. Fortunately, everything was clear and dry all the way there. When I arrived at the parking area for the falls, I was surprised to see so many vehicles. I didn’t think that many others would venture out on such a cold, albeit sunny, day.\u00a0 To my surprise, I found that the reason for the crowd was that the falls was completely frozen! Water still flowed through the center, but it was encased in a textured column of ice.\u00a0 This was far more exciting than I had expected! I made my way down the ice covered steps and took a moment to marvel at Mother Nature’s handiwork.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Seemingly Halted Flow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I had planned on the presence of water, so I was wearing my knee high rubber boots (with little traction). It was difficult to navigate all of the ice, but I managed to avoid broken bones while getting good angles on the massive wall of ice that was in front of me.<\/p>\n

\"Cucumber<\/a>
Cucumber Frozen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I braved the walk behind the falls to get a few shots of the light coming through the ice. The peril was extremely worth it.<\/p>\n

\"Rock<\/a>
Rock Wall and Ice Wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Behind<\/a>
Behind The Wall Of Ice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Behind<\/a>
Behind The Frozen Waterfall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Soft<\/a>
Soft Pastels Of A Frozen Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Few things had escaped the collection of ice. This rhododendron<\/span> was not one of them. <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Frozadendron\"<\/a>
Frozadendron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I made my way along the rock wall to another small column of ice that caught my eye.
\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Made<\/a>
Made In The Shade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I loved the way that the ice was pointed and rough on the top end, but smooth like melted glass on the bottom.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Slow Fall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Capturing<\/a>
Capturing The Flow In Ice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I ventured down to the banks of the Yough river and validated my choice of footwear. I stepped out into the river to grab a few more shots. The water was frozen and fractured in some spots.<\/p>\n

\"Fractured<\/a>
Fractured On The Surface<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In other spots it flowed quickly and was disturbed by a few large stones beneath the surface.<\/p>\n

\"Breaking<\/a>
Breaking The Surface<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was treated by a contrast of light and shadows on my walk back to the frozen waterfall.<\/p>\n

\"An<\/a>
An Afternoon At The Frozen Waterfall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I took advantage of the lack of visitors to lay on my back to grab this image.<\/p>\n

\"Skyward<\/a>
Skyward From The Frozen Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As light was disappearing, I shot a 50 image panorama of the falls. I believe that it stitched well.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Ice At Cucumber Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was a wonderfully surprising visit with the added bonus of not falling through the ice.\u00a0 I’m really over that, by the way.<\/p>\n

On my way out, I stopped to capture the long shadows and blue sky around a little church and graveyard.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
A Quiet Place To Rest Your Bones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although I am looking forward to spring growth and warmer temperatures, I’m really happy to have experienced this rare sight and even more happy to be able to share it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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