Amazing trip with Heather to Matanuska Glacier in Alaska.
This photo was taken a way back from the glacier to give some perspective and scope. Most places in Alaska are vast and pictures fall short of showing that
No kidding, this picture is from the window of our hotel room at Majestic Heli Ski. Heather has been doing design work with them for many years and they were nice enough to treat us to a night near the glacier in their lodge. Fantastic.
One must be vigilant at all times on the glaciers. One wrong step and it can be a very bad day. We used poles to check before each step.
this place is really big, like most places in Alaska, the scope rarely translates in photo.
super don’t want to fall into this stuff
I think this is the edge of the retraction site where the glacier is receding.
again, we did not linger up here. The sounds coming from the glacier were disconcerting!
while it is cold, there is run-off and quite a bit of sink holes.
i thought it was neat how the mud froze the shapes and colors together
the age of these glaciers is truly remarkable
notice everything is frozen?
not really a spa day environment, this mud is deadly
The beauty is undeniable and the feeling of insignificance in the universe is humbling
while not the tip-top of the ice formation, it is as high as we could safely go
We had to ice “climb” a little to get to this spot but the view was worth it. Except, the deep booming and cracking sounds were a little disturbing
I seem to have a very “Everest” look in this picture. Feel like I would be Swiss? German?
