Frozen Loch

[AlMorr]

Another photo of that frozen Scottish Loch

[Oldgirlruns Graduate]

Wow! How thick is the ice - does it ever get thick enough to walk or skate on?

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Oldgirlruns]

It's "probably" in the region of 3 to 6 inches thick, that is thick enough for people to walk or skate on, BUT no one walks or skates on that loch, unlike some frozen ponds in Glasgow, because there are dangerous currents underneath, there is a stream that flows into it at one end and a dam at the other end, many years ago it was just boggy land, after the dam was built it became the loch that is now, lovely to look at but very dangerous to swim or walk on in very cold weather.

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

Ooo is it frozen enough to walk on?

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

It is but no one does as there are dangerous currents under the ice.

[Week7 Graduate]

That is a stunning picture-!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Week7]

Glad you like the photo Week 7, if I had taken it today you would have also seen a lovely blue sky compared to yesterday's misty conditions.

[limu_mu Graduate]

Wow!!! What is the temperature at the moment?

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to limu_mu]

The temperature where I live at 5am on Wednesday 13th January is - 1C

[limu_mu Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Beautiful view- think the temperature was about the same here at 5am

[Adam40]

Thanks for sharing and letting us all take a Loch 😊

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Adam40]

👍

[Oldgirlruns Graduate in reply to Adam40]

Groan!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Good morning Al ... beautiful photograph!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Lovely to look at but dangerous to walk on, there are dangerous currents underneath that ice, no person ever ice skates on that loch.