Iceberg

Iceberg

An iceberg in the Tracy Arm on June 17 2011. See the Trip Report for details.
Scott
on Sep 18, 2011 9:50 pm
Image ID: 747206

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BobSmith

BobSmith - Sep 18, 2011 11:27 pm - Voted 10/10

Good grief...

that's gorgeous!

Tomek Lodowy

Tomek Lodowy - Sep 19, 2011 5:50 pm - Voted 10/10

how can that be !?

so BLUE !!?? something absolutely amazing!

cheers!

Tomek Lodowy

Scott

Scott - Sep 19, 2011 9:59 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: how can that be !?

It's even bluer in person.

The ice is so blue because it so dense that it has almost no air bubbles. I've seen blue ice and many glaciers before, but nothing as blue as the ice in Tracy Arm.

It's because the glacier calves right into the ocean and is a vertical face at it's snout. The blue ice came from the bottom of the glacier and has been compressed under hundreds of feet of ice for so long.

becklet - Sep 22, 2011 1:21 am - Voted 10/10

Amazing!

Wow, Scott, these are AWESOME! Becklet is a nickname that I picked up in college, and it has definitely stuck! Happy Birthday, Kim!

Noondueler

Noondueler - Sep 27, 2011 12:58 am - Voted 10/10

Whoa!!

A real eye catcher, amazing!!

RayMondo

RayMondo - Sep 27, 2011 11:02 pm - Voted 10/10

Journey to the Planets

Gotta be Neptune blue and a chunk of liquid methane. What a treat !

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