December 7, 2016: The Calving Glacier, Argentina
Being in the right place at the right time, DrFumblefinger captured a series of images of a huge chunk of ice falling from the face of the Perito Merino Glacier in Argentina.
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Being in the right place at the right time, DrFumblefinger captured a series of images of a huge chunk of ice falling from the face of the Perito Merino Glacier in Argentina.
We last visited the Pasterze Glacier, Grossglockner, at this link. Here are some images from a trek to the surface of the glacier. *
Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe is named after the visit Kaiser Franz-Josef made here in 1856. Upon arrival at the visitor center you stand directly before Austria´s tallest mountain,
China is taking action to protect glaciers from the ravages of tourism at a time when they are already threatened by climate change in the
As if Iceland didn’t already have enough to attract tourists and keep them busy, a new tunnel, dug deep into the heart of a glacier, will open in June. The tunnel, the world’s first on an ice-cap glacier, goes into the western side of…
In July 2006 I gave in to curiosity and realized my ambition to visit West Greenland. I returned 6 times in the next 8 years! I knew that about 10% of the world’s freshwater was sitting on Greenland with the capacity to raise…
One of the highlights of a visit to Patagonia is a stop to see this magnificient glacier!
While they look extraterrestrial, those aren’t flying saucers or wormholes in the sky; rather, they’re some of the most unusual cloud formations I’ve ever seen.
Thousands have trekked great distances to find the origin of the Nile River in Africa. A few weeks ago I made a similar but much more modest quest, namely to find the origin of Alberta’s Bow River. The Bow is the dominant river in…
“Lake Louise” is a name that refers to a beautiful glacial lake, a village, and a ski destination. All of these places are in close proximity but I’ll always be using the term to describe the lake itself. I’ve been…
Being in the right place at the right time, DrFumblefinger captured a series of images of a huge chunk of ice falling from the face of the Perito Merino Glacier in Argentina.
We last visited the Pasterze Glacier, Grossglockner, at this link. Here are some images from a trek to the surface
Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe is named after the visit Kaiser Franz-Josef made here in 1856. Upon arrival at the visitor center you stand
China is taking action to protect glaciers from the ravages of tourism at a time when they are already threatened
As if Iceland didn’t already have enough to attract tourists and keep them busy, a new tunnel, dug deep into the heart of a glacier, will open in June. The tunnel, the world’s first on an ice-cap glacier, goes into the western side of…
In July 2006 I gave in to curiosity and realized my ambition to visit West Greenland. I returned 6 times in the next 8 years! I knew that about 10% of the world’s freshwater was sitting on Greenland with the capacity to raise…
One of the highlights of a visit to Patagonia is a stop to see this magnificient glacier!
While they look extraterrestrial, those aren’t flying saucers or wormholes in the sky; rather, they’re some of the most unusual cloud formations I’ve ever seen.
Thousands have trekked great distances to find the origin of the Nile River in Africa. A few weeks ago I made a similar but much more modest quest, namely to find the origin of Alberta’s Bow River. The Bow is the dominant river in…
“Lake Louise” is a name that refers to a beautiful glacial lake, a village, and a ski destination. All of these places are in close proximity but I’ll always be using the term to describe the lake itself. I’ve been…