RAFTING ON THE WATERS OF A SECRET AND HIDDEN ALASKA GLACIAL LAKE AMID STUNNING, YET TREACHEROUS, ICEBERGS
Offered below is a link to a just created YouTube Playlist that combines in less than 7 minutes 5 videos that together capture and highlight the expanded experience of rafting amid the icebergs of Spencer Glacier's Spencer Lake.
After you click the link to the playlist then click "Play All" and the 5 videos will play in succession one after the other.
And here is the accompanying narrative for each of the 5 videos in the above linked YouTube Playlist:
HOW TO SAFELY RAFT THROUGH ICEBERGS & RAPIDS AS SHOWN BY ALASKAN RIVER GUIDE AT THE GLACIER
This expert Alaska River Guide has been negotiating the icebergs of Spencer Lake and the rapids of the Placer River for 17 years and has only once been immersed in the 36 degree F water, and that was during a training exercise.
Watch as River Guide Illiya instructs and demonstrates from a moored raft how to safely ride through the icebergs. In the background is seen the majestic Spencer Glacier fronted by Spencer Lake and icebergs.
Included are safety tips on how to avoid falling into the water and how to safely enter and exit the raft with instruction on how to maintain three points of contact.
Also offered are details relating to the rafting experience ahead on Spencer Lake and its icebergs, Placer River and its rapids and the eventual meet-up with the Alaska Railroad Train.
WHILE RAFTING IN AN ICEBERG FIELD THE GUIDE WARNS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF ICEBERGS TIPPING & ROLLING
Unexpectedly at any time the massive icebergs that have broken off from Spencer Glacier are prone to tip and roll portending danger to those on the water of Spencer Lake. As such the River Guide advancing our raft advises, “We give them a lot of respect.”
We learn that only 10% of their mass is above the water which reaches down 500 feet to the lake bottom where the icebergs are only temporarily grounded,
In this video see the companion raft close to the icebergs as well as an on the lake view of spectacular Spencer Glacier.
WATCH AS THE RAFT FLOATS NEAR ICEBERGS FOLLOWED BY AN EXPANSIVE VIEW OF THE GLACIER
This video captures a view from our raft of another raft as it floats close to threatening icebergs in Alaska’s Spencer Lake.
After the camera has zoomed in on the raft in its precarious position, the video pans left to capture an expansive view of Spencer Glacier itself.
RAFTING AMONG SPENCER GLACIER'S ICEBERGS ON ALASKA'S SPENCER LAKE
Spencer Glacier was in 1907 named after Edward A. Spencer, a time keeper for the initial railroad in Alaska, who fatally fell into a crevasse of the glacier in 1905.
In this video the glacier, which rises 3,500 feet above the water, is viewed while rafting along side icebergs on Spencer Lake that broke off from the glacier.
RAFTING THROUGH AN ICEBERG FIELD AT ALASKA'S HIDDEN Spencer Glacier
Secluded and hidden Spencer Glacier reachable only by rail is fronted by a lake filled with treacherous icebergs.
Watch here as our raft navigates through these icebergs to reach Alaska’s Placer River.
The glacier itself can be seen in the distance.
As a bonus the river guide offers a narrative explaining the unique setting located in the United States’ 2nd largest National Forest.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
(US) In Alaska, a light, high-altitude snowfall that indicates the end of summer.
The miners hurriedly prepared for winter as the termination dust settled on the slopes above them.
These pics are intermixed with those posted in part 1 last week. I thought it might present better than just posting in a consecutive order. In either case, visual experience was spectacular!
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From the infamous Open Forum Lake George gathering.
RAFTING ON THE WATERS OF A SECRET AND HIDDEN ALASKA GLACIAL LAKE AMID STUNNING, YET TREACHEROUS, ICEBERGS
Offered below is a link to a just created YouTube Playlist that combines in less than 7 minutes 5 videos that together capture and highlight the expanded experience of rafting amid the icebergs of Spencer Glacier's Spencer Lake.
After you click the link to the playlist then click "Play All" and the 5 videos will play in succession one after the other.
The link:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLtb5zi734BfbWPGVOqYA2V8VVskXSC38U
And here is the accompanying narrative for each of the 5 videos in the above linked YouTube Playlist:
This expert Alaska River Guide has been negotiating the icebergs of Spencer Lake and the rapids of the Placer River for 17 years and has only once been immersed in the 36 degree F water, and that was during a training exercise.
Watch as River Guide Illiya instructs and demonstrates from a moored raft how to safely ride through the icebergs. In the background is seen the majestic Spencer Glacier fronted by Spencer Lake and icebergs.
Included are safety tips on how to avoid falling into the water and how to safely enter and exit the raft with instruction on how to maintain three points of contact.
Also offered are details relating to the rafting experience ahead on Spencer Lake and its icebergs, Placer River and its rapids and the eventual meet-up with the Alaska Railroad Train.
Unexpectedly at any time the massive icebergs that have broken off from Spencer Glacier are prone to tip and roll portending danger to those on the water of Spencer Lake. As such the River Guide advancing our raft advises, “We give them a lot of respect.”
We learn that only 10% of their mass is above the water which reaches down 500 feet to the lake bottom where the icebergs are only temporarily grounded,
In this video see the companion raft close to the icebergs as well as an on the lake view of spectacular Spencer Glacier.
This video captures a view from our raft of another raft as it floats close to threatening icebergs in Alaska’s Spencer Lake.
After the camera has zoomed in on the raft in its precarious position, the video pans left to capture an expansive view of Spencer Glacier itself.
Spencer Glacier was in 1907 named after Edward A. Spencer, a time keeper for the initial railroad in Alaska, who fatally fell into a crevasse of the glacier in 1905.
In this video the glacier, which rises 3,500 feet above the water, is viewed while rafting along side icebergs on Spencer Lake that broke off from the glacier.
Secluded and hidden Spencer Glacier reachable only by rail is fronted by a lake filled with treacherous icebergs.
Watch here as our raft navigates through these icebergs to reach Alaska’s Placer River.
The glacier itself can be seen in the distance.
As a bonus the river guide offers a narrative explaining the unique setting located in the United States’ 2nd largest National Forest.
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**Maybe she should have thought about how she would get down before going up - maybe by a parachute? **
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Found the tooth on a NC beach
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Which begs the question….how did they know he was doing 6 mph? 🤔😉
That pic has got to be photoshopped.
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Moose Mania
This morning two Moose showed up. Then in the evening they returned with a third.
After the others had their fill of the tasty vegetation, this one stayed on for dessert.
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The morning Moose:
The evening return:
Dinner for three:
The last to leave:
Termination Dust made its appearance today:
Termination dust - Definition
(US) In Alaska, a light, high-altitude snowfall that indicates the end of summer.
The miners hurriedly prepared for winter as the termination dust settled on the slopes above them.
Since it is Friday I'll post this:
My grandson's first steps
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The modern version of crop circles
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I took this in October of 1995 Coos County NH. It was rut season.
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Blond colored bald Eagles are said to be rare
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A Deer-Unicorn is very rare
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Arches National Park - part 2
These pics are intermixed with those posted in part 1 last week. I thought it might present better than just posting in a consecutive order. In either case, visual experience was spectacular!
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
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I knew it! Flights have been quicker.
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Random Boston
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Guess which one of these is the real picture?
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Random Mad Magazine Exhibit at the Norman Rockwell Museum
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More Mad Norman Rockwell
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My cup I bought last year, by Gerald Benney, London, 1972-73.
I took some great close-ups of the Hallmarks yesterday:
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Somewhere in Alaska
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The big Houe was built in 1927
seats 107,000 plus - 2024
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MindBlown 😦
I had to zoom in, it looks like two cars are there!
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I have eaten at Dyers and the burgers are great
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