The ice cave entrance in the distance.
At the very edge of the Erebus Glacier Tongue, and about to walk into the glacier, we enter the ICE CAVE! This is where the Erebus Glacier, spilling off from Mt. Erebus, goes out to sea. Here, the icescape becomes an uplifted, gnarled jumble, very different than the relative flatness of the sea ice we have been driving on.
Entering the ice cave.
We slide in the entrance (like penguins) to emerge into an ICE chamber. Stalactite spikes of ice were hanging from the ceiling leading to an inner cave chamber. The light became a greenish-blue as light was filtered through the overhanging snow and ice (just like the quinzee).
Ethereal blue light in the crystal palace.
The main chamber.
Looking toward the back chamber.
makes me think of the ICE PALACE in Leadville......
I LOVE this picture...it's amazing and so beautiful, but makes me even more grateful to be warm in my home! :) :) -Heather Abbott
ReplyDeleteI love these too ... wish I was there experiencing it from a luxury hotel. Love the Delta too ... is there a Monster Truck Rally on SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY? What? No time for jokes? Oh, you have some complicated "science-ing" to do ... okay, go do it! (I'm proud of you, Barbie!!)
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