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It can be tricky getting close to these early morning ice formations on the Muskegon River. If you can manage to do it without inadvertently joining a one-man “polar bear club”, they are really fun to check out.

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Dawn on the Muskegon River as seen from the Lakeshore Bike Trail on August 11, 2009

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The sun rises through the fog and power lines along the Muskegon River delta on the morning of July 14, 2009.

This leaf was frozen to the walkway of Muskegon’s Lakeshore Bike Trail near the Cobb plant. The ice crystals gave it a really pretty fossilized effect.
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Just a few steps farther along, this berry was equally chilly, but was still a really gorgeous red.
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Crossing the tracks from the Lakeshore Bike Trail just above the Northern Rail Yard, this train appears much more threatening than it actually was…

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This is a little railroad bridge that can be seen from the Lakeshore Bike Trail. If you’re heading north, it’s visible as you pass over the South Branch of the Muskegon River just before you come to the B.C. Cobb plant.

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The Muskegon Causeway bridge early on the morning of January 12 2007.

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One of the lights on the Causeway bridge on the morning of November 5, 2006.

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A Muskegon River rail crossing as seen from the nearby bike trail on October 25, 2006.