Alaska has numerous stunning glaciers throughout the state. I have seen pictures and heard stories from family and friends who have experienced these amazing sites themselves and I am very jealous. One of my favorite spots Glacier Bay National Park.
Glacier Bay National Park is home to 1,045 glaciers in the park covering 2,055 square miles. My must experience glacier is The Johns Hopkins Glacier. The Johns Hopkins Glacier is 12 miles long with the only access to the face of the stunning glacier from the Johns Hopkins Inlet. This is a tidewater glacier is a glacier that stops at the sea or ocean. The tidewater glacier cycle that created these beautiful ice creations occurs over centuries of repetitive actions of advanced quick alternating with quick withdrawal of water followed by a period of quiet. It’s an amazing creation from Mother Earth.
Credits: Peggy Reimchen , Family Friend.
Reimchen, Peggy. “Panoramic View of Johns Hopkins Glacier with Mount Orville and Mount Wilbur in the Background (1of2).” Flickr, Yahoo!, 20 May 2015, www.flickr.com/photos/artsylens/17701405820.
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