June 28, 2004
A Little Slow
It's going to take a lot longer than I thought to get these pictures ready for viewing. I swear that they will be up as soon as I get them ready. Until then, enjoy this pic of me getting a nice piece of ice:
This is an actual chunk of ice from a huge field of iceburgs though which we took a guided boat tour. The iceburgs are coming from the Columbia Glacier, which has broken from its perch at the top of its mountain and is quickly advancing towards Prince William Sound. It is the last known glacier to do so. Click on the thumbnail below to get a feel of how big this ice field is:
See the mountain in the background? That's where the glacier is coming from. If you look closely around the base of the mountain, you can see where the glacier flows into the bay. Now, here's the part that will sizzle your sausage...from the point where I am standing to the point where the glacier hits the water is a total distance of 8 miles!!! That's EIGHT FULL MILES OF ICE you are looking at. Crazy, ain't it?
Posted by Zip at June 28, 2004 01:37 AM