2019-07-05

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Worthington Glacier
alaska summer thompson pass valdez worthington glacier
Into Alpine Flora
Along the Worthington Glacier Ridge Trail
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Alpine Flowers
It's a gorgeous trail, just ignore the 500 flies on your back.
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About to start the ridge
Cat walking out to a small overlook before starting the exposed ridge.
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Cliffs and Ice
Looking over the Worthington Glacier.
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Steep Glacier
The southern arm of the Worthington Glacier in the Chugach Mountains. Viewed from the Worthington Glacier Ridge Trail.
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Worthington Glacier Ice
From the Worthington Glacier Ridge Trail.
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Worthington Glacier Crevasses
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Worthington Glacier
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Where are we going, Cat?
On the Worthington Glacier Ridge Trail, heading toward the Worthington Glacier.
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Worthington Glacier
Overview of the Worthington Glacier from the Ridge Trail. Thompson Pass, Alaska.
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Watermelon Snow
Watermelon snow or "Blood snow" is actually just algae growing on the surface.
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Moulin Inspection
Cat looking down a small moulin on the Worthington Glacier.
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Moulin
On the Worthington Glacier near Valdez, Alaska. Moulins typically form along crevasses where streams flow into them. The more water flowing in, the wider they get. This section of the Worthington was moderately crevassed and covered in active and inactive moulins.
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Moulin to Crevasse
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Worthington Ice
Up high on the Worthington Glacier in the Chugach Mountains.
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Impeccable Technique
Cat displaying perfect crevasse-crossing form. Look for it in the next edition of "Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills"
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Cat and Crevasse
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Crevasse
Looking straight down into a deep crevasse on the Worthington Glacier.
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Crevasse
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Checking out a monster of a moulin
On the Worthington Glacier - Chugach Mountains
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Cat on the Worthington
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Worthington Glacier
Looking over blue ice and a moulin on the Worthington Glacier in the Chugach Mountains.
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Cat on Ice
Worthington Glacier - Chugach Mountains
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Snow Patches
An inactive moulin on the Worthington Glacier.
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Sediment melt
Small amounts of sediment absorb more sunlight and melt the ice beneath.
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Cat and Lee
On the Worthington Glacier
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Small Moulin
Water finds its way into a narrow crevasse where it begins to form a moulin.
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Water and Cracks
Water flows down the Worthington Glacier into a narrow crevasse.
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Surface Streams
On the Worthington Glacier in the Chugach Mountains.
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Surface Streams
On the Worthington Glacier near Thompson Pass.
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Moulin
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Moulin
On the Worthington Glacier
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Crevasse
On the Worthington Glacier in the Chugach Mountains
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Throwing rocks down crevasses
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Worthington Glacier
Crevasses on the Worthington Glacier at Thompson Pass.
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Steep Descent
Descending the Worthington Glacier Ridge Trail
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Lupines
Along the Worthington Glacier Ridge Trail
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2019-07-05