Mammoth Cave NP Ranger John Ashcraft assessed damage on Houchins Ferry Road North after the January 2009 ice storm.
Stands of pines, planted by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, suffered tree top damage, and many were uprooted.
The Cave City entrance to Mammoth Cave National Park exhibits ice storm damage similar to that seen all over the park.
A sawyer works to clear extensive tree damage blocking Green River Ferry Road North in Mammoth Cave National Park after the ice storm.
A fallen tree in the Headquarters area separates a power pole from its support pole after the ice storm.
Flooding from the severe winter ice storm of January 2009 raised Green River past flood stage. This image looks toward the north ferry landing.
Trees and limbs felled by heavy loads of ice and snow block Green River Ferry Road North on the north side of Mammoth Cave National Park.
Trees and limbs felled by heavy loads of ice and snow block Green River Ferry Road North on the north side of Mammoth Cave National Park.
Trees and limbs felled by heavy loads of ice and snow block Green River Ferry Road North on the north side of Mammoth Cave National Park.
Trees and limbs felled by heavy loads of ice and snow block Green River Ferry Road North on the north side of Mammoth Cave National Park.
Trees and limbs felled by heavy loads of ice and snow block Green River Ferry Road North on the north side of Mammoth Cave National Park.
Mammoth Cave NP Ranger John Ashcraft assessed damage on Houchins Ferry Road North after the January 2009 ice storm.
Crews clear downed trees from Green River Ferry Road North after the January 2009 ice storm.
Buffalo Road closed by ice storm damage
Picnic tables at the Maple Springs Group Camp in Mammoth Cave National Park have been destroyed by falling trees during the January 2009 ice storm.
Ice storm damage to the Mammoth Cave Railroad Bike & Hike Trail. Here, a fallen cedar has ripped out a section of the trail bed. Taken between Locust Grove and Sloan's Crossing trailheads.
A sawyer clears fallen trees from Flint Ridge Road after the January 2009 ice storm.
An icy slough along the Mammoth Cave Railroad Bike & Hike Trail. Although the temperature had risen to 55°F, ice from the January 2009 ice storm lingers here. Taken between the Locust Grove and Sloan's Crossing trailheads.
A sawyer clears fallen trees from Flint Ridge Road after the January 2009 ice storm.
A tree mangled and twisted by the severe ice storm of January 2009. Taken along the Mammoth Cave Parkway between the Locust Grove and Sloan's Crossing trailheads.
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Ice Storm Fury

A tree mangled and twisted by the severe ice storm of January 2009. Taken along the Mammoth Cave Parkway between the Locust Grove and Sloan's Crossing trailheads.

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