Fuller observes%2C %22This rime ice was formed when wind driven %E2%80%9Csteam%E2%80%9D%2C that is super-cooled liquid water vapor from the nearby hot springs%2C bumped into this dead tree and instantly froze on contact. Further deposition causes these needles of rime to propagate into the wind.%22 Photo by Steven Fuller
Fuller observes%2C %22This rime ice was formed when wind driven %E2%80%9Csteam%E2%80%9D%2C that is super-cooled liquid water vapor from the nearby hot springs%2C bumped into this dead tree and instantly froze on contact. Further deposition causes these needles of rime to propagate into the wind.%22 Photo by Steven Fuller