Ice Day

Last week we had so much ice that Penn State closed for the first time in over 5 years! I wanted to share with y'all the cool shots I got that day! There was an ice storm the night before and it was a beautiful warm day the next day (somewhere in the 40's). This is the result.

Icy roads make for dangerous travel. Check it out!

Icy roads also make it hard to walk! I almost wiped out quite a few times on this ice. I wiped out pretty badly 3x that week!

These icicles hang off of the lodge at the center. They are about 1 foot or longer.

Below is a picture from the front door of the lodge. The yard is under about 2 feet of snow in this picture. Today, it was only in about 6 inches to a foot of snow. How crazy is that???

This is picture of a random tire that has been stuck in the ice and snow ever since I got here. It's just a good shot that I thought I would share. :)

These pictures show the branches covered in ice. All of the shiny stuff is ice melting off of the branches. It made the most amazing sound when I stood outside quietly. It sounded like rain, dripping into the snow. Since we are in the woods, there were hundreds of trees defrosting around me. At times, bigger ice pieces would just drop off of the shrubs and trees. There were little pieces falling off twigs and making small noises and larger pieces that intimidated me with the noise they made as they crunched through the branches to the ground below. The birds were also really happy that day and were singing everywhere! This has to be one of the most beautiful experiences I've had here in PA so far!

That's all for this post! I hope you liked it! :)