Arctic Tundra in Buffalo, NY

February 24, 2014  •  2 Comments

 

A Vast Snow and Ice Field, Frozen Lake Erie in WInter, Hamburg - Buffalo, New York (NY).A Vast Snow and Ice FieldFrozen Lake Erie in Winter

Lake Erie photographed from the Hamburg Beach a few miles south of Buffalo, NY. I had to walk in a bit and cross a line of snow volcanoes, a snow and ice buildup along the shore. In fact, that is what provided my elevated viewpoint here. While I often try to get low to the ground for a different perspective I intentionally wanted to be higher up here to be able to tilt my camera down, not give much focus to the cloudless sky and show more of the lake surface with the choppy ice and snow in the photograph.

Once past the snow volcano line, the landscape was flat and frozen as far as one could see. That is what I imagine the arctic tundra to look like but this one is right in my back yard. It's a true and amazing transformation of the lake. It's something impossible to explain to those that have never seen it. And if you happen to be reading this post and are one of those that have never witnessed this view, all I can say is head out and check it out before the winter is over.

Over the last few years these views have been somewhat sparse. Warmer winters in the past couple seasons prevented the lake from fully freezing like this. As if to make up for that, this 2013 / 2014 winter season more than made up for that. The layer of ice on Lake Erie was truly solid! For example the Small Boat Harbor popular with ice fishermen has a layer of more than a foot as of February 8, 2014.

Arctic Tundra on the Lakeshore, Frozen Lake Erie in Winter, Hamburg - Buffalo, New York (NY).Arctic Tundra on the LakeshoreFrozen Lake Erie in Winter

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Comments

Daniel Novak Photo
Hello John,

Thanks for taking the time to visit my web site and leaving a comment. I appreciate you pointing out the inaccuracy in the naming of my blog post.

I admit, while I always try to do some research for captioning my photos and describing what they are of I take the liberty of being loser with my photo naming, and with the titles of my blog posts. There, It's more about triggering emotions. I feel that is alright since my blog is in no way a scientific publication, it is just an account of my experience while capturing my photographs in the great outdoors.
John Reid(non-registered)
You need to check what a tundra is. It is not a landscape covered with snow. It may be covered by snow at times but that is not its defining feature. A tundra has a layer of perma frost under the surface which does not melt in the summer. It is covered with grasses and possibly some small shrubs.

The picture is quite beautiful. A brilliant snow field.
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