Lamplugh Glacier, beginning miles away in the snow-covered depths of the Brady Icefield, ends in a dramatic tidewater terminus. We also motored up close to the glacier via the Delphinus. At the upper right a huge ice cave creates an ice cove. In the center, a roaring waterfall (not visible in this aerial view) spews out run-off from this huge river of ice.
Ferris Glacier is not visible from salt water. Yet this massive valley glacier flows in from the west as one of the major tributaries to the Grand Pacific Glacier, one of Glacier Bay's largest glaciers.
Glacier Bay from the Air
As part of the 1999 Alaska trip, we each had the opportunity to fly for an hour over a small part of this 6-million-acre national park and wilderness. Seeing this vast land from an airplane is both humbling and exhilarating. The stark pastel beauty of the Brady Icefield is especially impressive. Betty has more than 150 photos, both in 35mm and 120, of this amazing topography.
Lamplugh Glacier, beginning miles away in the snow-covered depths of the Brady Icefield, ends in a dramatic tidewater terminus. We also motored up close to the glacier via the Delphinus. At the upper right a huge ice cave creates an ice cove. In the center, a roaring waterfall (not visible in this aerial view) spews out run-off from this huge river of ice.
Ferris Glacier is not visible from salt water. Yet this massive valley glacier flows in from the west as one of the major tributaries to the Grand Pacific Glacier, one of Glacier Bay's largest glaciers.