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Matanuska Glacier

Yeah. I said it. I love dirt. Rather, I love silt. Glacial silt to be specific. Glacial silt is velvety, the granules are so small that it is more like a powder, or talc. A few weekends ago, Jena and I went out to the Matanuska Glacier. Watching someone who has never seen a glacier [...]

Wow, what a Saturday! Tim and I spent the day out on the Matanuska Glacier with two other novice ice climbers (Mike and Nichole – both of the US Army). Our guide, also named Mike, was from MICA Guides. Thatsa lotta Mik-a’s (said with very poor Italian accent). We met at MICA’s headquarters above the [...]