"Nevers Dam Landing - St. Croix River - 12/5/2020" (Photo Courtesy of Wylddane Productions, LLC)
Today had a couple of errands to run in St. Croix Falls this morning. On the way home I took the scenic route which is a country road that follows the St. Croix River....and stopped at Nevers Dam Landing to take a few pics.
Although the river is largely frozen over this far north, the current is running swiftly...and when it is quiet like it was this morning you can hear what I call "the song of the ice." I took pics yes...but then stood for a long time on the shore and listened to the quiet: the wind sloughing through the trees, chick-a-dees chirping, and the ice. Because of the swift current under the ice, there is a lot of pressure and the sounds are remarkable: the ice suddenly cracks and it sounds like a rifle shot, the ice slowly moving and it moans and softly groans, the ice chinks and cracks...all so audible. It is like a primordial melody.
Although the river is largely frozen over this far north, the current is running swiftly...and when it is quiet like it was this morning you can hear what I call "the song of the ice." I took pics yes...but then stood for a long time on the shore and listened to the quiet: the wind sloughing through the trees, chick-a-dees chirping, and the ice. Because of the swift current under the ice, there is a lot of pressure and the sounds are remarkable: the ice suddenly cracks and it sounds like a rifle shot, the ice slowly moving and it moans and softly groans, the ice chinks and cracks...all so audible. It is like a primordial melody.
"Nevers Dam Landing - St. Croix River - 12/5/2020" (Photo Courtesy of Wylddane Productions, LLC)
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