I’ve been back in the arctic for a little over a week now. I didn’t really expect to see ice along the coast at this time of the year. I’ve seen it before, but it’s a little surprising. Still, the coast has been littered with the remnants of the melting ice pack the entire time I’ve been here. Thought I’d share a few pics.
It’s odd, I suppose. Over the years, I find myself taking fewer pictures of Barrow. I keep thinking things like ‘that’s old’ and ‘my friends have already seen that’, but I suppose that’s the same thinking that left me with so few images to show for a decade in northern Arizona. Anyway, that’s one thing I like about about getting away. You come back home and remember what’s cool about it.
…in this case literally.
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I love ice pics! Thanks!
Thank you for saying so.
Great shots.
Thank you.
It is perfectly incredible isn’t it!
It is beautiful. Thank you for coming by.
Wow these are really beautiful 🙂
I’m glad you like them.
They are amazing 🙂
Great photos.
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A great collection of photos – very interesting shapes. Des.
Thank you. That’s one thing about the ocean up here. It changes a lot. Fun to see all the shapes floating by.
I know about ice bergs, of course, and how they form, but I never realized there was such a thing as what you show in these delightful photos!
I don’t fully understand these guys. I must ask a colleague.
Beautiful pics. Hub is in Prudhoe Bay towing barges. I’ll have to ask him about ice.
I am curious as to what he sees over there.
Some polar bears, a couple caribou…whales, and other stuff he’s not supposed to share…
Amazing, I could never hope to see anything like this in UK. Great pics
Glad you enjoy them. Thank you for stopping by.
Amazing pictures! Thank you for sharing!
You are kind.
Those of us who have never been in the Arctic love to see the pictures!
I must remember that. 🙂
This is exactly why I need to venture farther north in Alaska. I spent all my time there in Juneau and Sitka. I would love to see blocks of ice like this for myself! Isn’t it funny how we start to take things like this for granted?
Southeast Alaska is beautiful, but it is definitely a different place. If you want to see a lot of ice like this come in late June (about the time of Nalukataq).
Beautiful ice formations. I hope they don’t become another thing lost to all but history.
I do too.
Some wild shapes.
Gteat photos!
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Gorgeous… the one after the ‘sharp’ one looks like a pelican 😀
Wow, thank you for sharing that. It looks bleak and cold although the ice formations are totally awesome!
Stunning! I can’t imagine how beautiful they are in person.
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I love your ice sculptures, very impressive!
Oh, I wish I could be that creative.
Cool pictures!
Really cool…
Thank you.
awesome shots