Week 3 - Grinnell Glacier - Matt Bulow

This week I ventured out to Glacier National Park in Montana. There I trekked out to see the Grinnell Glacier which happens to be one of the most photographed glaciers in the park. There are photos of Grinnell that date back to the 1850s! The Grinnell Glacier is a mountain glacier. A mountain glacier is basically a glacier that forms in the mountains and fills a mountain valley. In 1850, the Grinnell Glacier measured to be 710 acres. Unfortunately, since then the glacier has been shrinking at a considerable rate. In 2005 it was measured to only be 152 acres. Like most glaciers in the park, they have been given a worst case scenario to be completely melted by the year 2030 due to carbon emissions. I certainly hope that the projections are wrong and these marvels of beauty will continue to be around for years to come.