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Some ice and low clouds on Turnagain Arm.

Wow, that gives me the chills just looking at it!  Guess I can't complain to you about my cold weather! 

I always imagine ice to be smoothe and white.   This proves my imagination wrong. There is ice on our rivers, but it isn't thick.  We lost one little boy in Manitoba because he wasn't ice wise.

Great picture!

Because the tides are so great, the ice never gets a chance to set, but is constantly moving back and forth with the tides which gives the rough looking texture.

January and February how thick does it get?  Is the ice on the ocean or in an inlet.

This is Turnagain Arm on Cook Inlet.  Cook Inlet divides into two arms, Knik, and Turnagain.  The story goes that one of Captain Cook's vessels tried to go up Turnagain Arm looking for the Northwest Passage.  Twice he was stuck on sand bars, and had to turn again into the passage. Hence the name.

That is interesting history.  Have you any more historical facts?

Judy, here are some fun facts at this link:  http://www.alaskasbest.com/facts.htm

Have you read the book "Sitka" by Louis Lamour?  An amazing story.  I will look that up tonight.