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Alaska Glacier Bay National
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Reid Glacier up close
This close-up of Reid Glacier shows a range of glacier ice.
Glacial Ice is created high in the mountains and starts as
snow. As the snow fall collects and builds, the weight of
the snow begins to crush down and form into pressure ice.
The denser ice is compacted into great, huge masses of blue
ice, the lighter ice is laced with air and bubbles and looks
white. The lower area of this photo shows the rock and silt
that have been pushed forward by the glacier as it moved,
pushed forward and carved its way through the valley. |
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Reid Glacier up close #2
This 2nd close-up of Reid Glacier |
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The Reid Glacier caves
Off to the side of Reid Glacier we saw this interesting
collection of "caves" at high tide. When the tide went out
these caves took on a different look and were located almost
15 feet / 5 m above the waters edge. It appears as though
the rock contained soft areas and materials that were washed
out as the glacier retreated. Above the caves you can see
the low brush and foliage started to move into this new
area. |
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The Reid Glacier Pirate Boot in Glacier Bay National
Park
We saw this interesting rock formation off to the side of
the Reid Glacier caves. To The Mad Dogs, this looks
reminiscent of the old pirate boots we used to wear before
becoming civilized... |
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Mount Cooper in Glacier Bay National Park
Just between the Lamplugh and Johns Hopkins Glaciers is
Mount Cooper. Mount Cooper is over 6,700 feet / 2,000 m
tall. Below the hard and severe peak of Mount Cooper, the
ice pack is connected to and fed by the Brady Ice field.
Lower down, the ice pack gives way to the fresh and new
greenery above the water line. |
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Johns Hopkins Inlet in Glacier Bay National Park
A sharp left turn in front of this mountain range directs
you down the Inlet and right up to John Hopkins Inlet. This
corner is the limit of how far the cruise ships are able to
travel into the Inlet. Johns Hopkins is one of the most
active glaciers in the park. This photo gives you an idea of
the majestic views afforded to everyone travelling into
Glacier Bay Park. |
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Mad Dog Voyager at Lamplugh Glacier in Glacier Bay
National Park
As you can see on the photo, the clouds started to lower
down while we were visiting at Lamplugh Glacier. As with
Reid Glacier, Lamplugh Glacier had a river that had
formed and was releasing forward a tremendous river. The
tide wasn't quite at high tide while we were here, but
at high tide the water laps at the lower edge of the
glacier. This Glacier like most of the Glaciers in
Glacier Bay is slowly receding and is shrinking back at
about 3 feet / 1 m per day. |
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