Empire Ice Caves by Robin Lane
Robin shared these otherworldly shots of the ice caves on Empire Beach earlier this week. Click the pics to see them bigger & follow Robin on Instagram for more!
There’s lots more ice cave photos on Leelanau.com as well.
As with any time we share photos of ice caves, we need to caution you that you can 100% lose your life exploring ice caves. Be smart.
It can be dangerous because you might think you’re walking on solid ground, when actually you’re out over the water. Due to the layered nature of shelf ice, even if you’re out over four feet of water, if you were to fall through a thin spot in the ice, you could find yourself trapped in an ice cavern and even though you may not be fully submerged in the water, you’re unable to get out because the walls of the cavern are ice and impossible to climb.
