Entries filed under 'frazil ice'

Moonbow Over Yosemite: Why We Love the Outdoors

Anyone who admired the short film "Frazil Ice," a study of the movement of melting ice in Yosemite National Park (highlighted here on The REI Blog in May), is likely to enjoy this time-lapse photograph of a "moonbow" emanating from the base of Upper Yosemite Falls, taken on May 30. Both the film and the photo are the work of Steven Bumgardner, a videographer who has assembled a splendid body of work known as Yosemite Nature Notes. Bumgardner, a native of Kansas City, Mo., has lived and worked ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on June 9, 2010 7:22 PM & Tagged Steven Bumgardner, Upper Yosemite Falls, Yosemite, Yosemite Steve, frazil ice, moonbow and national parks | permalink | Comments



Now Showing in Yosemite: Frazil Ice

A curious springtime phenomenon known as frazil ice, an icy/slushy/water mix which usually peaks in March and April, is still on display in Yosemite National Park as a heavy winter snowpack grudgingly melts out. One observer likens the unusual flow to lava. A Yosemite ranger puts a different spin on it: “If you can imagine a giant Slurpee machine that is putting out millions of gallons of Slurpee into Yosemite Creek (below Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls), it’s amazing,” says Victoria Mates. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on May 17, 2010 2:16 PM & Tagged Half Dome, Upper Yosemite Falls, Yosemite, Yosemite Creek, frazil ice and national parks | permalink | Comments