Photograph by Vivian Dullien.
Photography contest, Honorable Mention.
Mendenhall glacier, near Juneau, Alaska, in winter light.
7 Comments
Karen S. · 26 November 2012
Cool! (and I mean that literally) I've actually been there. I was surprised to get up close and see how dirty it is, but now I realize that glaciers lug a lot of stuff around.
Mary Ellen Sandahl · 26 November 2012
The ice giants are somewhere around in that shot!
Long may it grind.
Henry J · 26 November 2012
"The ice was here, the ice was there, the ice was all around... "
Sinjari · 28 November 2012
Karen S. said:
Cool! (and I mean that literally) I've actually been there. I was surprised to get up close and see how dirty it is, but now I realize that glaciers lug a lot of stuff around.
Rocks and boulders that are picked up and dropped off by glaciers are known as erratics. One famous example is Plymouth Rock.
Karen S. · 28 November 2012
Rocks and boulders that are picked up and dropped off by glaciers are known as erratics. One famous example is Plymouth Rock.
Yes, and they can even tell where boulders originated. Glaciers have a profound effect on the landscape. I guess I should think of each glacier as Noah's Frozen Flood.
Dave Thomas · 29 November 2012
The facility where I work has helped to deploy seismometers in Mendenhall Glacier itself.
7 Comments
Karen S. · 26 November 2012
Cool! (and I mean that literally) I've actually been there. I was surprised to get up close and see how dirty it is, but now I realize that glaciers lug a lot of stuff around.
Mary Ellen Sandahl · 26 November 2012
The ice giants are somewhere around in that shot!
Long may it grind.
Henry J · 26 November 2012
"The ice was here, the ice was there, the ice was all around... "
Sinjari · 28 November 2012
Karen S. · 28 November 2012
Dave Thomas · 29 November 2012
The facility where I work has helped to deploy seismometers in Mendenhall Glacier itself.
Mendenhall Glacier, Up Close and Personal
Cheers, Dave
Just Bob · 29 November 2012
Hey, maybe the ark story would work as a metaphor for the Ice Ages.
Nah, the fundies will never allow Genesis to be anything but accurate history. Or there ever to have been repeated glaciations.