Tuesday, September 1, 2020

OIB Alaska: August 2020

And here are a few more pictures from August 2020, just to keep this complete. We were flying several LiDAR glacier survey missions, based out of McCarthy. 

Rockglaciers on Rainbow Ridge, AK Range, on my way to McCarthy


McCarthy, the base of our operation

  

Barnard Glacier, Wrangell mountains

The beautiful moraines of Barnard Glacier


Flying over Cordova, where we stopped for fuel


Russell Glacier, Wrangell Mountains

The rapidly retreating Sheridan Glacier, near Cordova

Sherman Glacier: The entire front is covered in debris and vegetation; the result of a landslide caused by the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake.

Sourdough Rock Glacier near McCarthy

Valdez Glacier is rapidly retreating into a lake. The airport and town of Valdez are in the background.