Mud Flats at Sundown

These ice chunks form when a piece of ice becomes too large to float out with each tide. During low tide, the ice becomes the temperature of the air (often below zero F). When the tide comes back in, ice forms on the surface of the old chunk, often several inches per tide. Finally, some of these chunks weigh tons and will no longer float with the largest of tides.

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