Bad Rock Canyon icicle wall becomes frozen canvas
Dave Parker climbs the ice in Bad Rock Canyon on Saturday, Feb. 10. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Dave Parker and Jeff Birchfield climb the ice in Bad Rock Canyon on Saturday, Feb. 10. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Dave Parker and Jeff Birchfield in Bad Rock Canyon on Saturday, Feb. 10. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Jeff Birchfield's ice climbing crampons dig into the ice at Bad Rock Canyon on Saturday, Feb. 10. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Carabiners and climbing ropes hang off of Dave Parker at Bad Rock Canyon on Saturday, Feb. 10. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Dave Parker climbs the ice in Bad Rock Canyon on Saturday, Feb. 10. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Dave Parker climbs the ice in Bad Rock Canyon on Saturday, Feb. 10. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A pin honoring Lacey Irwin-Dzuik at Cabin Fever Days in Martin City on Saturday, Feb. 10. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A sign detailing the history of Bad Rock Canyon on Saturday, Feb. 10. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Jeff Birchfield digs into the ice at Bad Rock Canyon on Saturday, Feb. 10. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A pin honoring Whisper Sellars at Cabin Fever Days in Martin City on Saturday, Feb. 10. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A pin honoring Scot Bryan at Cabin Fever Days in Martin City on Saturday, Feb. 10. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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At the darkest times of the year, Bad Rock Canyon lights up with rainbow colors from a large wall of icicles that are ritualistically sprayed with food coloring.
Anyone who drives by would be inclined to ask: Who does this? And why?
The truth of the matter after a lot of asking around is that various people do it because it has been done for a long time, and some other people who do it have no connection to the area. They are taken by spontaneous inspiration.
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