she walked on the frozen river
@allknowing (153544)
India
May 6, 2023 9:25pm CST
In countries where there is severe winter everything freezes including the rivers. My Indian friend who was on an assignment in Russia wrote to me about her adventure walking on a frozen river.
It is not safe to do so as there could be thin ice and anyone can drown But this friend had the guts and she did it. She did it often as she said she reached her destination much faster.
Have you and would you walk on a frozen river?
Image credit:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frozen_Don_River_in_Russian_winter,_Rostov-on-Don,_Russia.jpg
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
7 May 23
@paigea Probably they are tested for thin ice and boards put up?
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@paigea (36143)
• Canada
7 May 23
@allknowing Once the ice is thick enough, it is safe. People keep ice fishing huts on the lake all winter. They have stoves in them to keep warm.
Rivers that are crossed by ferries in the summer have ice bridges in the winter. I think the ice bridges get flooded with more water to make them stronger.
We skate on the lake in the winter also.
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@Deepizzaguy (122105)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 May 23
I have never walked on a frozen river before.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
7 May 23
I do not suppose you would be interest either.
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@Deepizzaguy (122105)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 May 23
@allknowing Fear of falling into the icy river prevents me from even thinking of walking on an icy river.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
7 May 23
My nephew stays in Fort Collins and when I went there the weather was no different from what I have here. It was the month of September. So never got to see any frozen water bodies They have a lake touching their property
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@snowy22315 (208832)
• United States
7 May 23
I have walked on iced over bays, but not on a river. If it wasn't safe, why did she do it? It sounds very foolish.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
7 May 23
Young blood sometimes throws caution to the winds.
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@LadyDuck (502343)
• Italy
7 May 23
@allknowing - There were local guides who knew where it was safe to walk. A river is different as the water under the ice continues to flow.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
7 May 23
How exciting that was.
Yes, I have walked on a frozen pond.
@Beestring (15373)
• Hong Kong
7 May 23
No, I would not do that. It's too risky.
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