Clouds that had hidden Alaska’s costal mountains parted along the way revealing this view of a glacier and its tributaries. Dark lines show debris that has been plucked off the rocky ridges and carried for miles as the centuries passed. It was an amazing sight that made me wonder what part of the glacial iceContinue reading “River of Ice”
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Where Glaciers Once Trod
The glacier is curiously named for it is retreating from this scene rather than exiting out of the mountains and into the sea. As we approached this viewpoint, signs marked where the glacier had been in years past. Included were my birth year about half a mile from where I took this photo, and theContinue reading “Where Glaciers Once Trod”
