We went up to Bowscale Tarn. There was a real oddity - ice on the BOTTOM of the lake near the outflow. Everyone knows that ice is less dense than water and should float. So what happened here? We had several theories but most likely is that in this shallow water, it froze from top to bottom. Then the water at the top was the first to thaw, leaving this oddity.The tarn used to be a very popular tourist attraction in Victorian times. In one of his worst poems (my opinion), Wordsworth quoted a legend of there being two immortal fish in the lake. If it's true, they must still be there...
If you want to read the poem, here's the link http://www.everypoet.com/archive/poetry/William_Wordsworth/william_wordsworth_340.htm
