Glacial Dams
Glacial Ice Dams Glaciers move consistently. The rate and manner in which they change depend on the elements and surrounding environment. In the warmer summer months, glaciers melt more quickly and have a shorter time period for reforming. Many of the features we observe in the summer are effects of gravity, force, and elemental shifts….
Blue Pools
Glacier Feature: Blue Pools When you travel out on the glacial ice in Alaska, the experience is breathtaking, and the all-encompassing beauty is almost overwhelming. Beyond the majestic ice falls and kettle ponds, you start to enter crevasses of deep blues and beautiful ice features. From there, they open into one of the most popular…
Glacier Ice Formations
Alaska’s Glaciers One aspect that Alaska is known for is its abundance of glaciers, and for the variety of glaciers. This region has thousands of micro-ecosystems that amount to some amazing macro effects. Due to the last glacial period, about 20,000 years ago, we can observe areas like the Great Lakes as after-effects. We can…