Frozen Water Everywhere…
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Posted by Jennifer Yap Jan 9, 2007 |
Since my last post, I tripped over a whole whack of ice carving photos on the web. Here they are – enjoy! (I’ve saved the best (at least in my opinion) for last, so scroll down to the last 2 recommendations if you’re impatient.)
- Ice carving photos from past Saint Paul Winter Carnival in Minnesota
- I don’t think these images are new, but they do give you a good view of the ice sculptures at Sapporo & Harbin.
- What they get up to in Fairbanks, Alaska, and at the Meiji Shrine in Japan.
- The US National Ice Carving Association’s gallery, which shows ice sculptures in various settings besides winter carnivals.
- Now, what I consider the crème de la crème, the grande dame of ice hotels, the Swedish Ice Hotel, featuring two years of stunning photos of every nook and cranny of the hotel. Click around to the other categories.
- And finally… the phenomenal efforts of Big John Reeve at the Alaskan Alpine Club. Here are the pages showing how they built it, them having too much fun with it, and finally when it’s all over. The tone of their comments can be a bit abrasive to some, but the photos are amazing.
If you pick out the little people climbing up, you can see that this thing is pretty much a mini-mountain at a final height of 46.33m (152 ft) high.
I can’t decide if these people would rather build it or climb it – but their enthusiasm is infectious. And I wonder what I’d do if I ever encountered one in real life – stare, climb or run away. But they’re not the only ones who are besotted, as you can see if you visit here.
