Location Taken: Arcadia, Michigan
Time Taken: January 2011
I’m not really a classic beach person. I like swimming and all, but sand is a bit irritating, salt water tastes bad, summer temperatures are annoying, and don’t get me started on the whole “laying in the sun to tan” thing. Fresh water beaches are better, like this one along Lake Michigan. At least there the water is decent, and the sun is less common than in most classic beaches in, say, Florida. And it’s really pretty in winter, too.
But there’s one thing that I love seeing no matter what beach I’m at. The interesting patterns in the sand as a river reaches the sand. I love swimming in those places too, since the water is fresh and frequently warmer than the sea.
Which is why there’s a flow of water for this creek even in the heart of winter, even for a shallow spot like this. There’s enough water flowing through that ice doesn’t accumulate, just washes out to sea, and the comparative warmth keeps even the shallow spots flowing.
I wouldn’t suggest swimming in it, though. It’s only comparatively warmer, after all.
