Off to the Columbia Icefield yesterday. This is a high area where the weather remains cold throughout the year and there's enough ice to feed eight major glaciers. The ice is replenished by snow throughout the year (including whilst we were there) and the eventual river water flows into three different continents. The thickest part of the ice is around 350 metres and the area around the Athabasca
The level aspect of Illinois topography has its explanation in the State's glacial history. As late as 25,000 years ago--a tick of the clock in geological time--there was still to be found in Illinois the last of the great ice sheets that had crept down from the North and with a leveling action comparable to that of a road-scraper, effaced hills and valleys carved by centuries of erosion. Ninety p
What with trying to redesign the blog, research and write, edit, carry on 4 million email conversations and deal with the advertising side of things, all at the same time, the pace of posting here has suffered mightily. Just a few more tweaks to the design (and the tags! let’s not forget about those!), and [...]
OK, maybe it’s both. According to Gadling, the “sport” of glacial surfing is simple: “Head to a glacier, wait for the edge to fall off, and, when it does, ride the tidal wave on a surfboard as the ice chases you down.”
Right. Sounds like a cake walk.
The guy comes out like he just stepped out of the shower. I felt my netherbits tightening up just watching him.
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