Sunday, August 9, 2009

MORE GLACIERS

CLOSE-UP EXIT GLACIER
EXIT GLACIER NEAR VALDEZ THE EXCEPTIONALLY WARM WEATHER CAUSED RAPID MELTING AND SURFACE FLOODING DOWNSTREAM

MENDENHALL GLACIER NEAR JUNEAU WITH FIREWEED COLONISING THE TERMINAL MORRAINE IT ALSO APPEARS FIRST AFTER SLIDES (SLIPS) AVALANCHES AND FIRE


MATANUSKA GLACIER THE HIGHWAY RUNS ALONGSIDE AND ABOVE IT!!



PORTAGE GLACIER IT WAS CALVING-ICE SLUMPING INTO LAKE





TYPICAL TUNDRA SCENE THERMOKAST LAKE FORMED WHEN PERMAFROST MELTS AND LAND SLUMPS LEAVING SMALL ISLETS WITH THEIR OWN LITTLE ECOSYSTEMS




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