Showing posts with label Tobey Prinz Beach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tobey Prinz Beach. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

11 August 2015: Where Pratt Blvd. Meets Lake Michigan

Where Pratt Blvd. meets Lake Michigan

Saturday, February 7, 2015

7 February 2015: In the Ice Palace

The ice formations at the lakefront are spectacular. If you are in Chicago, do yourself a favor and take a little trip to the beaches in Rogers Park for an unforgettable view of winter in all it's brutal beauty.



The ice-hills along the edge of the lake look like foothills on the edge of a vast plain:



Looking towards downtown Chicago. The skyline is dimly visible in the background, but tall ice-cliffs line the edge of the lake.



The ice balls on the frozen surface of the lake aren't as huge as the ones seen during the polar vortex of 2014, but they're still an impressive sight. *




















* Just a reminder: in less frigid times, this area that looks like a rock-covered field  
is actually part of Lake Michigan. 
July 2013
Ice cave at Farwell Pier:


The Farwell Pier lighthouse:
The fence along the edges of the pier is visible here, but the pier itself is buried under a hill of ice.



Monday, August 25, 2014

25 August 2014: Sunset

After a day of dramatic weather, from sweltering heat to torrential rain, 
the sun sets behind Tobey Prinz Beach.


Sunday, February 2, 2014

2 February 2014: Lake-cicle

Lake Michigan was looking especially dramatic today, with huge ice formations and lethally sharp-looking shards catching the glint of the low afternoon sun. These pictures were taken at the recently renamed Tobey Prinz Beach at the eastern end of Pratt Boulevard. 

"Windform" by Lynn Takata