This is the last year of our Taku Glacier study. One of the major goals was to repeat a seismic study. We drilled almost 100 holes and filled the with explosives. The resulting seismic waves were recorded on a long string of geophones and this will help us characterize the nature of the sediment underneath the glacier.
I was a bit apprehensive heading to Taku after last year's rainy field season, but it turned out fine. There was some snow on the glacier; not a lot, but enough to work with. We did have some rain, but also several sunny days and some snow. At some times rain, snow, and sunshine occurred simultaneously, in typical Southeast Alaska fashion.
On the flight out we had a nice view of the glacier, which is still advancing pretty healthily.
My colleague Andy Aschwanden took some really nice pictures:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ak64north/albums/72157666219362885
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| The camp on a sunny evening |
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| Ice advancing onto the 'Oozy Flats' |
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| Ice overriding trees at the glacier front |
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| This section of the Norris River was blocked by the glacier last year, but not quite this time |
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