You would possibly discover the ice hockey gamers have all gone; the clack-clack-clack of stick-on-puck is lacking. There’s nothing. However that is greater than nothing.
That is surreal silence, the type you solely get when the temperatures are within the very low 20s (we’re speaking Fahrenheit, which is chilly chilly in Celsius). The birds keep quiet, the Canada Geese have lengthy since headed south and in the midst of the lake you’re far sufficient away from some other wildlife noises.
When the Wisconsin winter’s actually doing its large sky factor, there’s an absolute purity at instances like this. The whitest white stretches out earlier than merging right into a deep, stunning blue sky. The solar appears to be perpetually in your eyes, it doesn’t climb excessive sufficient to keep away from line of sight. Nevertheless it generates little in the best way of heat.
Moments later and there’s that crispy tingle on the within of the your nostril, adopted shortly after by the corners of your eyes feeling like they’re closing, ever so barely. It’s as a result of they’re; the moisture is starting to freeze. So, that’s why everyone wears goggles…
Ice Driving USA is a complete winter expertise. It takes you to a spot you’ve by no means been earlier than – a spot the place complete sideways meets full solitude.
It’s beautiful, very, very chilly and totally unmissable.
