While photographing Mabry Mill on the Blue Ridge Parkway, I saw some very interesting ice on the mill and the flume. The flume is the man made water way through which diverted water flows toward the water wheel. These are those photos. I hope you find them as fascinating as I do.
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- I was surprised to see so many different textures to the ice.
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- Many ice sickles joined together like this making one huge sheet.
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- Beauty in ice
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- The ice took many shapes.
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- Frozen water wheel
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- Back and front braces with ice. The sun shining through makes it shine.
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- Side by side ice sickles
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- The ice had many textures.
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- Many of the braces where covered with ice.
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- This was an ice spike.
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- Iced Flume
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- Ice formed over many nearby twigs.
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- This ice flows down to the creek.
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- Ground ice formations take on many interesting shapes.
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- The ice on the flume ranged from small ice sickles to columns. In this photo, water poured out as well.
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- The flume is located beside the bridge.
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- Flume ice from the backside.
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- Flume to wheel…ice was everywhere.
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- Brace with ice and trees in the background.
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- The ice formed many columns. These are seen from the back side of the flume.
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- The ice was beautiful and interesting.
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- I was on the road side of the flume. The sun was lighting the front side.
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- From under the Flume
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