Winter Walk on the Skunk River

Jonathan and I visited Ames this week to see my family. While we were there my dad took us on a walk in one of the many great parks around Ames. It was seven degrees but we were well insulated and it was nice to get out.

The river is quite frozen over and packed with snow. People have been skiing and it looks like even snowmobiling on it.

Part of the ice has been cleared for ice skating. It's very smooth  and slick.

A leaf frozen in the ice.