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Cory's Photo Gallery Summer 2004 Blackstone Bay Kayaking

Blackstone Bay Kayaking

Date: 07/26/2004
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The end of Blackstone Bay, where all the glaciers are, is about 20 miles from Whittier. Rather than paddle from Whittier, which we did last summer, we shared a charter boat with...

Date: 01/01/2000
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Here is the Lawrence Glacier, where the charter dropped us off. We arrived here at about 8:30 PM on Friday. We camped right on the 'beach' both Friday and Saturday night.

Date: 11/30/1999
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The view from our tent window. It was a good thing that our tent had a view, because the bugs were so bad at the campsite that you didn't want to stay outside very long. Here we could enjoy the view bug-free.

Date: 11/30/1999
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Here is Blackstone Bay in relation to home. The Yellow Diamond is where we were camped.

Date: 07/26/2004
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This icefield above Blackstone Bay (looking south) is the origin of many of the glaciers in my recent photo albums. See next map...

Date: 11/30/1999
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On its west side are Bartlett Glacier and Trail Glaciers, which we saw on the Ski Train, as well as the Spencer and Skookum Glaciers, which

Date: 07/26/2004
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On Saturday, we began exploring Blackstone Bay. Here we are in front of Beloit Glacier, one of two tidewater glaciers in the Bay. (Tidewater means that the glacier flows right into the ocean)

Date: 11/30/1999
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Another couple in our group watches the glacier. We sat in front of each glacier (at a safe distance of course) for close to an hour, watching pieces calve off, always hoping to see a house-sized chuck come crashing down. We saw a number of car-sized piec

Date: 11/30/1999
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After Beloit, we paddled about a mile around the point to Blackstone Glacier.

Date: 11/30/1999
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To give you an idea of size, the face of this glacier is about 1500 feet tall. There are four kayaking in the middle of this picture, where the rock wall meet the ice, but they are so small you can't see them.

Date: 01/01/2000
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There they are.

Date: 11/30/1999
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Some more kayakers from our group. These guys went closer to the glacier than we did. We didn't feel the need to get too close. Not only is it safer further away, but it is also easier to see the whole glacier.

Date: 01/01/2000
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One of the many falls near the glaciers.

Date: 11/30/1999
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This was a neat little spot. If it wasn't for the ice above the falls, you'd think you were in a tropical rainforest.

Date: 11/30/1999
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The backseat driver.

Date: 11/30/1999
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