Issue 2025.03

Unlikely Beauty

Whidbey Island, Washington Fickle hair ice forms when moisture pushed out of decayed wood instantly freezes into delicate hair-like strands. The formation requires particular temperatures, latitudes, and wood, as well as the presence of a certain type of fungus.

Whidbey Island, Washington Fickle hair ice forms when moisture pushed out of decayed wood instantly freezes into delicate hair-like strands. The formation requires particular temperatures, latitudes, and wood, as well as the presence of a certain type of fungus.

The Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder

Words and Images by Amy Gulick

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