Wednesday, August 2, 2006
Today was Hubbard Glacier day. We got up early to shower and eat. Around 9, we started to get interesting views outside our window. We ordered in hot chocolate and coffee and sat on our balcony to watch the world go by. Eventually, we came to a stop in front of two glaciers: Hubbard and Valerie. Hubbard is the one that’s really impressive, huge in size and very pretty. It’s also the one that was doing the most calving. At several stories tall, any chunks falling off make a big splash. At one point, a huge chunk that went up almost the whole height of the glacier fell forward, like a door that’s come free of its hinges. Very cool. I’m glad we got to see one big calving. I found the noise of the calving to be fascinating. It was almost like gunshots in the distance.
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