This Glacier is called the Hubbard Glacier. I don't know why but there is surely a good reason.
It is one of the largest In the world. It is some 170 miles long
, and has several different arms going up valleys that come down to its mouth. In some places its face is 200 feet above the sea. It moves down these valleys to the sea like a very slow stream. Just like in a stream some parts move faster than others. As a result, the slower parts accumulate more dirt and debris. As the result every few minutes part of the face falls into the sea - calving - filling the adjacent ocean with pieces of ice. If the pieces are large enough, seals get upon a flat spot and rest and enjoy the ride out to the open sea. Sea otters are sometimes seen playing among the pieces of ice. We had a stateroom with a balcony, so we did not have to vie for a place to stand as the ship maneuvered up closer to the glacier. To be fair the captain turned both sides of the ship to the glacier's front. My pictures were all taken from our balcony. We probably spent an hour at the face of the glacier watching it calve. The large ones would hit the water with a tremendous boom and splash. Glaciers are an interesting phenomenon. Clarine and Iare glad to have spent a little while of their long term existence watching some of their functions. There will be another posting about this trip later. gwh
It is one of the largest In the world. It is some 170 miles long
, and has several different arms going up valleys that come down to its mouth. In some places its face is 200 feet above the sea. It moves down these valleys to the sea like a very slow stream. Just like in a stream some parts move faster than others. As a result, the slower parts accumulate more dirt and debris. As the result every few minutes part of the face falls into the sea - calving - filling the adjacent ocean with pieces of ice. If the pieces are large enough, seals get upon a flat spot and rest and enjoy the ride out to the open sea. Sea otters are sometimes seen playing among the pieces of ice. We had a stateroom with a balcony, so we did not have to vie for a place to stand as the ship maneuvered up closer to the glacier. To be fair the captain turned both sides of the ship to the glacier's front. My pictures were all taken from our balcony. We probably spent an hour at the face of the glacier watching it calve. The large ones would hit the water with a tremendous boom and splash. Glaciers are an interesting phenomenon. Clarine and Iare glad to have spent a little while of their long term existence watching some of their functions. There will be another posting about this trip later. gwh
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It definitely looks tooo cold for comfort with toooo much snow and ice! And perhaps, a bit dangerous, too.
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