Ice Ice Baby… Ice Castles in New Hampshire

Ice Castles is a man-made tourist attraction made entirely of water, the brainchild of a California ex-pat who relocated to Utah and needed a way to get his six cooped-up kids out of the house. His ice castles became a neighborhood draw and, in 2011, he brought his castles to the greater public with the hope of inspiring widespread awe. Since then he has acquired 6 locations, mostly far from my home in New York. Since learning of it I had bookmarked and went on with my life. Until, with delight, I learned of an east coast location in Lincoln, New Hampshire. So I had to get there while it was still cold. To follow are some of my pictures. Besides its beauty, I was pleased to be able to fake total seclusion though I shared the experience with many.

I forgot my snow boots at home, so I picked these pink things up at a thrift store in the children’s section.

People, for scale

Ice queen? Nah.

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This reminded me of Georgia O’Keeffe