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Tag Archives: granite peaks
Glacial Faces #3
Bryn Mawr Glacier – the strong black medial moraine extending from the junction of 2 tributaries is what distinguishes this glacier from the many others in College...
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Glacial Faces #2
Yale Glacier, 20 miles long, varies in width from 1.25 to 2 miles wide at its terminus. Note the “rippled levels”. In its lower portion, the glacier slopes at...
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The Many Glacial Faces of College Fjord – #1
On June 26, 1899, the George W. Elder navigated College Fjord with a party of scientists including John Muir, an Amherst College professor and glacier expert; and...
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Grade “A” for this Gray Day
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Tip o’ the Day to Ya!
Whenever I thought I had seen the most jagged, pointed peak ever, another one came along. Try as I might, I exhausted my research of the tallest summits surrounding...
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Momentarily Gray
Fortunately, rare were the times without sunshine, so when occasional ominous clouds rolled in, they provided a new and different palette of colors. ...
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I Know, I know… It’s Just Another Peak…
It’s Alaska!! Limitless variations!!! So…, knock out the snow-capped tops and voilà, you’re in Ireland’s countryside!...
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The Point is this.
Well actually, two points… ...
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A Moment of Repose
not a care in the world… ...
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