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We don’t have much snow on the North Shore right now, but the cold temperatures have turned the waterfalls into beautiful ice sculptures. These photos were taken while hiking along the Cascade River in Cascade River State Park.

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The fallen log caught at the base of the falls enhanced the shaping of the ice.

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A one second exposure creates water blur adding a sense of motion.

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With a little imagination you may see the face of a critter of some kind in the ice.

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It is amazing how much ice is created from spray in just a few cold nights.

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This view is from the top of the first waterfall. Many colors can appear depending on if the ice is formed from the darker river water or from the clear artesian springs flowing out of the bedrock.

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Here is the front view of the same waterfall.

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