Photos: The Incredible Ice Formations of Lake Baikal
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Photos: The Incredible Ice Formations of Lake Baikal
In midafternoon we reached a bizarre procession of freestanding ice pinnacles, the largest nearly 100 feet high, known as Phantom Alley. Sculpted by the intense solar rays, glowing a radioactive shade of turquoise, the towers reared like giant shark’s teeth out of the surrounding rubble as far as the eye could see.
Jon Krakauer • Into Thin Air
History
Wilson A. Bentley, the famous "Snowflake Man," took the first-ever photographs of snowflakes over 47 winters in Vermont. His passion for snowflakes led to his groundbreaking book, Snow Crystals, which continues to inspire. Bentley captured his first snowflake photograph in 1885, and his work showed the world the intricate beauty of
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