Ice-covered trees on the shoreline of Lake Baikal #

A van drives across Baikal's frozen surface, which is crisscrossed with cracks. #

A tiny bit of clear ice raised above the lake surface, windswept and smooth #

Shoreline pebbles coated with frozen lake water #

Sunset viewed from inside an ice cave on Lake Baikal's Olkhon Island #

A chunk of ice near Baikal's shore sits on a pedestal as winds slowly create a deep depression in the surrounding ice. #

Frozen columns of methane bubbles, trapped in Baikal's ice #

A windswept stone is slowly isolated on Baikal's surface. #

A closer view of a stone on an ice pedestal, and the surrounding wind-formed depression, on Lake Baikal #

A well-worn, very smooth piece of ice attached to a small pedestal on Baikal's surface. #

Strong winter winds drive drifts of snow across Lake Baikal. #

A tent, illuminated from inside, stands on the surface of a frozen Lake Baikal at night. #

A man walks through ice crystals on the shore of Lake Baikal. #

The sun sets behind a tiny wind-worn piece of Baikal ice, standing above its surface. #

Ice-encrusted tree branches, near Baikal's shoreline #

A spiral-shaped crack extends below the photographer's feet. #

"Dragon Rock," Ogoy Island, Lake Baikal #

Sunlight passes through a very clear slab of Baikal ice. #

Rounded icicles hang from the roof of an ice cave on Baikal's Olkhon Island. #

Snowflakes accumulate in the depression surrounding this well-worn bit of suspended Baikal ice. #

Formations inside the ice caves of Olkhon Island #

A small stone, suspended on an ice pedestal on Lake Baikal #

A sunset viewed through clear slabs of Baikal ice #

An aerial shot of two hovercraft on the ice near Olkhon Island #

A wind-sculpted chunk of Baikal ice barely remains attached to the surface on a narrow pedestal. #

Skaters cross an expanse on the surface of Lake Baikal. #

Baikal ice, sculpted by wind and sunlight, near the snow-covered shoreline #

Unusual ice formations along Baikal's shore #

Another view of the smooth wind-worn ice surrounding the stone from the first image in this series #

A visiting tourist lies on her back during an outing on Lake Baikal. #