A Frosty Morning at Gilbert Creek

On a recent visit to Gilbert Creek there was a lot of frost and just about everything was covered with it.

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Houghton Falls State Natural Area

On our way to Bayfield we stopped at Houghton Falls State Natural Area. It was cold enough for some nice frost.

 

Frosty Morning on the Farm

After returning from a morning of skiing on the Red Cedar Trail I took a few frost photos from around the farm.

 

Another Cold Day on the Red Cedar State Trail

We were the only people out skiing yesterday. It was cold again, around 4 degrees when we exited the car. We noticed a lot of frost on the trees and skied down to get some photos. While we were taking photos the wind came up and blew the frost off of the trees and we ended up in a blizzard of frost.

We then skied down to look at the ice wall and check for Bald Eagles. No eagles in sight but we did see a couple near the trail head when we drove into town. The ice wall is looking the best that I can remember.

Frosty Morning at the Bjornson Education-Recreation Center

The Bjornson Education-Recreation Center is a project of the Menomonie Public Schools. It is open to the public and is a place I like to visit on a cold winter day because of the frost photos. It was about 0 degrees when we woke up and was just the kind of day I was looking for knowing there would be a lot of frost along the spring fed streams in the Center. An added bonus was the fresh snow covering the grounds. More photos from the Bjornson Education-Recreation Center can be found on my website.

There was a lot of watercress in the stream. During some of the harsh winters the deer will eat it but it is not high on their list of food sources.

Most of my time was spent photographing close-ups of frost on various objects. I used my 600mm lens for the close-ups so I didn’t have to wade in the stream.

 

Frost in the Hills

I took a short drive around the countryside looking for frost and found a few places where it was still hanging on the trees.

Frosty Morning on the Prairie

We had several very frosty mornings and most of the flowers and grasses on the Prairie were covered in frost. More frost photos can be found on my website.

 

Frost Feathers

We have seen some cool nights and warm days and the result has been some nice frost feathers in the prairie.

Another Day on the Red Cedar Trail

Once again we decided to head down to the Red Cedar Trail for some Cross Country Skiing. It was supposed to start warming up but on this morning it was only about 9 degrees. It was cold enough that there was some frost on the trees just south of Irvington. The weather report for the rest of the week was for 30 and 40 degree temperatures which are too warm for skiing. Look like this was our last chance to ski for a while.

The winter cattails were very striking against the snow.

About the 5 mile mark on the trail the snow from the previous day was still hanging on the trees.

A Frosty Day on the Red Cedar Trail

When we woke up it was -17 and no wind. I knew it would be a great day to find some frost along the Red Cedar State Trail. I planned on going alone but my wife didn’t want me out in this weather by myself so she decided to come along. When we arrived at the Irvington Parking Lot we could see the frost covering the trees. We skied south on the trail for a short distance because that is where the best frost can be found. More photos from the Red Cedar Trail cam be found on my website.

We were really cold because I was stopping for photos all the time. As long as we were on the trail we decided to ski down to the ice wall that forms every winter along the trail. It was difficult skiing because there were quite a few places along the trail where ice was overflowing the trail. In addition, there was barely enough snow to set a track. the ice wall was in peak winter condition.