In 3 years of living here, we've never gotten to Beluga Lake in Homer during the 3-5 day window in early winter when the lake freezes over and the ice is perfect for skating. This year, despite having to play musical skates (both our kids outgrew their ice skates, plus we have our exchange student to fit with skates), I was determined to make it out on the lake to skate.
As you can see, it is a good sized lake, and nearly the entire surface was smooth as an indoor skating rink. It was glorious, skating along, completely free, with the sunshine and mountains and a huge expanse of smooth ice. We went skating every day for the past 3 days, and at times there were over 100 people on the ice, but it never felt crowded with so much space to spread out.
From here on out, we will make sure we get out on the lake for the few days a year when it is skateable!
2 comments:
That looks amazing! I haven't been ice skating in years! How cold was it that day?
It was maybe mid-20's that day? It was comfortable--no wind. Yes, it was wonderful skating!
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