传说中的冰天雪地！
本帖最后由 人与自然 于 2014-1-29 01:01 编辑http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2546252/Hidden-ice-caves-Lake-Superior-revealed-time-FIVE-years-amid-big-freeze.html
The relentless barrage of freezing weather and snow storms hitting most of the U.S. may seem like more of a hassle than a winter wonderland, but there are some perks to the bitter cold.Freezing temperatures have created the perfect conditions to visit Wisconsin's Apostle Islands caves, accessed by walking a mile out onto a iced-over Lake Superior. For the first time in five years, visitors are able to explore the island's caves which have been turned into a 'fairyland of needle-like icicles' thanks to that polar vortex.
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Frozen over: For the first time in five years, visitors can trek a mile out onto Lake Superior to explore the Apostle Islands' caves covered in ice
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Rare opportunity: Not since the winter of 2009 have conditions been right to make the journey from shore to the islands safe enough to cross on foot
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Winter wonderland: In the cold months, the islands' caves become a 'fairyland of needle-like icicles'
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Popular destination: The park gets about 1,000 visitors a weekend when the caves are open during the winter, much more than in summer
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Safety first: Visitors make the trek wearing cleets, snow shoes or skis so as not to slip
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Solid ice: Park officials closely monitor the ice conditions to make sure the crossing is safe
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Exceptional year: Neil Howk, who works with the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, said the ice formations this year are 'some of the best I've ever seen
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When the thaw comes: The caves are accessed in the summer by kayak
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Visual tricks; The caves appear to be covered in beautiful rock formations that are actually stalactites and stalagmites made entirely of ice
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GPS: The caves are located 18 miles east of Bayfield, Wisconsin
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Like glass: Park superintendent Bob Krumanaker says you can see straight to the bottom of the lake in some parks of the caves
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See them while you can: Park officials hope to keep the islands open for another six weeks, but conditions could make them inaccessible as soon as Saturday
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Great view: A visitor surveys Lake Superior from one of the caves' entrances
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Dog trip: Two dogs play in the snow outside the caves
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Superior at sunset: Ice creates an alien landscape on the top of Lake 相当的漂亮 冰天雪地逍遥客。
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