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Skipjack Joe
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Juneau Icefield Research Program
I wanted to share some pictures from my son's summer program on an icefield that straddles the US and Canadian border.
I was really impressed by the landscape up there and hopefully you will enjoy them as well. These were shot with a cheap point and click camera so
it's going to take some work to make them look presentable.
They are not all ready so I will add them as I work on them and bump the thread I guess.
This spot is the Gilkey Glacier and is the highlight of the trip. It sits above Lake Atlin on the Canadian side of the border.
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This was a 2-month program where the only form of transportation was on foot or on skis.
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Beneath a glacier. This is under the Mendenhall Glacier. Not a great image but it shows the wondrous world beneath all the ice.
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The ice goes on forever. This is the top - where glaciers are formed before starting their downward journey.
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Up so high you can touch the sky. Clouds at eye level without being in a plane.
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Looking out from Camp #10.
[Edited on 8-20-2013 by Skipjack Joe]
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Wow, what a great adventure---more pics please!
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This is great!!! and the pics are coming out beautitul, to be sure.
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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very cool Igor...literally! He must have really enjoyed it...I'm sure we'd be interested in what they were studying and how that went too and of
course more pics
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Those are just wonderful photos. Look forward to seeing more and what an interesting adventure.
Did you take them when you were visiting, or did Alex take them? Beautiful, just beautiful.
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Powerful. Thanks for taking the time to post.
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Skipjack Joe
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No. I'm proud to say that he composed and took these images. I'm merely correcting some of the camera limitations and cropping to make the landscape
broader. He has an eye for natural beauty but it took a trip like this to motivate an interest in photography.
He took 700 pictures so there's quite a bit here to sort out. To me there are many, many different images. He has given me permission to share and i
feel like I'm there by working on them.
PS I noticed that a BN page has 20 entries so it's best to spread the images by posting one per entry rather than have them all in the first post.
People will simply not be able to refresh the page completely.
[Edited on 8-20-2013 by Skipjack Joe]
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Bruce R Leech
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Nice and Thanks
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That is really cool and beautiful, thanks.
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Very nice.
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bufeo
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Outstanding! Many thanks for posting them. That's such wonderful country up there.
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Santiago
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Thanks Igor,
I'll be watching this thread.
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DianaT
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Well, Alex has had a very good photography teacher! What a fantastic experience for him.
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that bubble under the glacier is incred!
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Skipjack Joe
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The Start
The story begins on the glaciers around Juneau where students learn techniques used later on. During this time they are conditioned for the long hikes
ahead by walking 5-10 miles a day with their 50lb packs. We talked by phone these days and he was plenty tired but he had no idea what lay ahead.
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Great photos... nice ice!
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Good stuff...can't wait to hear what your son has to contribute regarding climate change...he probably has more real world, scientific experience than
most of us here.
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Skipjack Joe
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Building up stamina by hiking in the woods around Juneau.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Yes, climate changes... and has long before man was burning coal and gas. We know how one side wants to use a false fear to gain power and money. No
matter how much money you take from us, the climate is still going to do what it was going to do all along. Now, let's just enjoy the photos of huge
glaciers and ice caves, and not drift off, okay bajaboy? |
DK-unlike you I left my opinion out of this thread Well, outside of the
cool part....
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Then the ascent to the first glacier begins. They start at 9AM and stumble into camp at midnight.
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