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Skating on Wild Ice: A Personal Journey Into Beauty, Freedom & Safety Every winter, there’s a day when the lakes turn still and glassy—so smooth they look like portals into another world. That’s the day I lace up my skates. Wild ice has a way of pulling you in with quiet confidence. The sky reflects beneath your feet, colors ripple across the surface, and your skates whisper a soft swish that feels almost meditative. The lake moans, cracks, and groans from deep within, not in warning but in...

My favorite time of year in the woods is winter. The silence of the winter woods is stunning. Harsh but incredibly beautiful and serene....