Wednesday, November 28, 2007

On Glaciers



I love the ice on glaciers. It is so immense, so big, so alive. It is all around you. It stretches out before you and reaches up high into the mountains. It moves slowly. It has colour and shape. It is otherworldly. Here I am rappelling down an ice-clif and it is really like going inside the glacier. I was swallowed up and made tiny once again. Glaciers are really amazing.

3 comments:

Coffee Joe said...

Kudos to Sam for taking this photo when we were out on the Castner last weekend.

Kimberly 'Butterfly Wings' said...

What an awe-inspiring image...breathtaking and one that takes your breath away. When I look at the image long enough, it's hard to distinguish your orientation...it's as though you're suspended in mid-air and rapelling into the great abyss. Thanks for sharing a 'snapshot in time' of beauty from your side of the world...

Coffee Joe said...

sometimes it feels that way, too- you should try it at night.