2015-07-05

Perspective
Looking down the Castner Glacier.
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
Wild Sweet Pea and Mountains
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
Harsh Terrain
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
Boulder on the Moraine
Larger and larger rocks appear on my way up the 6-mile long moraine.
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
Boulders
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
Peaks and Glacier
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
No Name?
Not sure if this guy on the west end of Broken Glacier has a name. Seems like it has a decent prominence, though. Near Triangle Peak.
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
Rough Valley
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
Broken Glacier
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
White Princess
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
White Princess Branch
The northern branch of the Castner Glacier comes into view.
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
Castner Ice
Looking up the northern branch of the Castner Glacier
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
M'Ladies Branch
Looking up the southern branch of the Castner Glacier
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
Castner Glacier
Looking up the northern White Princess Branch of the Castner Glacier from the medial moraine.
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
O'brien Icefall
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
Projection: Rectilinear (0)
FOV: 73 x 68
Ev: 13.97
Projection: Rectilinear (0)
FOV: 73 x 68
Ev: 13.97
Canyon
Deep canyon where the moraine met bare ice.
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alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
Boulder on Ice
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
Silvertip
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
Mt. Silvertip
Looking up Mt. Silvertip from the Castner Glacier
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
Moulin
A small, inactive moulin
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
More cracks
Longitudinal crevasses on the Castner Glacier. These cracks often form where the glacier valley widens, increasing the tensile stress on the ice and run parallel to the flow direction. These are less common than transverse crevasses that run perpendicular to the flow direction and often occur where the glacier steepens (you can see a few transverse crevasses on the upper right side of this image). More photos of the Castner Glacier here.
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Crevasse
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
Steep Ice
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
Crevasse
Castner Glacier in the Eastern Alaska Range
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
Balance
Rocks on ice pedestals on the Castner Glacier. The rocks insulate the ice beneath them, so the surrounding ice melts faster.
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
Castner Glacier
Looking over the rock-covered surface of the Castner Glacier in the Eastern Alaska Range.
daily photo alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
Cracks
Mostly small crevasses, but every once in a while I'd encounter a large one.
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer
Lunch View
alaska alaska range castner glacier delta range glacier ice mountains summer