My son just put up some pictures where he had this caption on the one of
Ghost Lake "Local lake, we call Ghost lake, because of it's kidney shape th=
e
ice gets a pressure ridge down the middle, which when the sun hits and it
expands in the morning it emits frequent ghostly hoots from the ice rubbing
against itself. If you walk out on the ice it's like standing on a huge
speaker - incredibly cool. ."
Barb Beck
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
-----Original Message-----
From: John Campbell
Sent: November 14, 2002 1:06 AM
To:
Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] ... singing ponds
>
>At the other end of the dynamic scale, in '72 my wife and I, courtesy of a=
n
>American Forester, Clark Gleason, stopped at a visitor information station
>at an entrance on the eastern side of (I think) Yosemite NP. Location is
>not important anyway. There was a tiny pond covered with a thin sheet of
>ice which was melting with the morning warmth. It made a heavenly sound.
>Very soft, very beautiful. Wished I had a recorder with me. Not much
>opportunity for listening to ice in the subtropics.
>
>Syd Curtis (Brisbane, Australia)
Syd,
Well, ya could always stick ya head in ya esky, mate, next time ya
gettin out a coldie.
But seriously, are there a few descriptive words you could suggest
which give some idea of how this sounded? You've aroused my
curiousity.
John Campbell
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