Glacier

Went to the glacier for the first time today. I don't know why, but I was expecting a scene w/ a big wall of snow, slowly breaking off into the sea. Instead I found something even better. The first thing I saw when I looked over the large, frozen meltwater was the glacier squeezing between two mountain peaks.

After snapping a few photos and making my way toward the center I heard the distinct sound of rushing water and saw a waterfall not too far off to the right...or so I thought. The shear size of the glacier made me think it was just a delightful jaunt to the base. I should have looked instead at the tiny, tiny people that looked like ants off in the distance. Of course, some people look like ants when your standing right next to them.

Halfway to the waterfall my tummy started rumbling and it reminded me I only had potato chips and wheat thins for breakfast. One thing after another that I just had to photograph distracted me on my way to the foot of the glacier. This was not the trek to wear my brand new boots I'd just got in the mail that day. After a couple hours and a good 60 snapshots, I finally got a close up of the beautiful blue ice formed by layer upon layer of snow and ice squeezing the air out of the ice below over thousands of years. So worth it.

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