A Lush Location
No, it’s not a drinking problem. Although, there are plenty of fluids around… As I said in my last post, Cordova is drenched in vibrant life and color. It is the most lush place I have ever seen. If you allow your eyes to drift down from the mountain peaks, you will first meet solid ice. In the winter it is pure white and covered in thick snow. As the summer goes on, some of the top layer will melt away and reveal lines of dirt and rock. These are the moraines – at the edges of the glacier are the lateral moraines. When two glaciers join, they cause a medial moraine to form between them, like a sandbar running between two rivers at their confluence. Next you will find the tree line and enter the rain forest. Greens erupt, rich and full in color....