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L1_LakeStar.jpg

This is a "fossil" lake star. Probably formed a while ago when the lake was warmer, the ice was thinner, and there was snow on top, causing a mini-"cryovolcano", something I just learned about recently.

L1_LakeStar.jpg (677 Kb) (under photos/21/0223_LochValeRMNP/)

By Alan Silverstein, ajs@frii.com (page updated Sun Mar 9 14:33:54 MDT 2025)