Meare's Glacier

Meare's Glacier, Alaska. The ice really is blue and huge chunks like that make a nice wave in the water (kind of like a little tidal wave) when they hit! Pretty fun!

Think Cool

A little picture of me at the base of Meare's Glacier in the Prince Williams Sound. The weather here is still in the 90s. Hot and dry until the beginning of next week when the cool ocean air (hopefully) starts to roll back in. Until then it's fire alerts and shorts. I thought the picture might make me feel a little cooler but the placebo effect is not working.

Back From the Cold North

I'm back from Alaska. This is a picture of me in front of Meare's Glacier in Prince William Sound. The park ranger told me that the snow crystals are packed down under tremendous pressure and that pressure changes their crystal structure to produce their wonderfully cold looking icy blue color. It is really stunning and if you sit there long enough, you can watch the glaciers calve off huge chunks of ice into the sea. It's a little scary watching the huge glacial wave coming towards you realizing that the water is incredibly cold but, hey, that's why you're in a boat (that floats over the waves...). It's quite a rush. Overall, it was a fun trip with lots of stunning vistas and cute furry animals (heh). More later.