OK, so I love glaciers. I had to study glaciology for one of my minors as an archaeology undergraduate (glacial till and valley formation are key to both clay deposits – ceramics was my specialty – and site formation.) I love a good U-shaped valley.
Massive Glacier
Since I figured Alaska might be my only chance (we tried to get on a glacier when in New Zealand and failed) we flew to see glaciers and also walked on one. Hooray!
Glacier Terminus
So here is a bit of icy goodness, I promise I will return you to your regular steampunk tea octopus and fashion obsessive musings in the next blog post.
Glacier Terminus Up Close
It’s hard to get across the different sounds the ice makes as you walk on it, crunches and melodic tinkling. And so manny different ice types.
Glacier Tunnel
And this was my favorite formation:
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Thanks for the glacier pics! Since I doubt I will ever get to Alaska (or New Zealand for that matter) it’s neat to see them!
My pleasure, thanks for not minding the side trip.