Feb 10, 2008
Read MoreThe Lower Falls on the Gooseberry River has incredible ice formations this year. The cold temperatures have caused most of the Lower Falls to freeze to the bottom. This has forced the water to run to the side of the river’s normal flow pattern. In one of the spots the overhanging rocks make it possible to go behind the waterfalls.
Jenny Walsberg called and asked about bringing her girls, Ruby and Kate, to see the ice formations. I had planned to take some time off from work to do some errands but this sounded like a lot more fun. One of the best ways to create memories with kids is to spend time playing in the snow and what better place than a state park?
We climbed on the rocks and explored a winter world in white. We found what Ruby called “Glow-In-The-Dark” ice formations. Several small feeder springs enter the Gooseberry River from cracks in the side of the banks. It is just a small amount of water but freeze that flow over a few months and an amazing pile of ice is formed. Spring water has less oxygen making it denser so the ice has a blue-green color that appears to look like some type of “Glow-In-The-Dark” material.