Tuesday, April 15, 2008

April - the in between month







Melting snow in the mountains creates dramatic changes here in the Champlain Valley. Rivers unlock their frozen secrets and the rush of open water is heard everywhere. Lake Champlain refills once again as the level of the lake reaches 100' above sea level all the while emptying north via the Richelieu River into the great St. Lawrence Seaway.



Open water enthusiasts ready their boats for another exciting season on the lake.



2 comments:

John Batchelder said...

Interesting!
I guess I didn't know the lake drained north. Is that the normal pattern or just teh Spring runoff?

Great pictures - keep up the good work.

Paul Batchelder said...

Nice shot..we need more fosh pictures! I was thinking about the waleye spring run last week....