Nanuq Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 Sunday afternoon the word went out that Portage Lake was frozen smooth so we drove out there for a skate! When we got there it was just amazing... the lake was smooth as glass almost all the way back to the glacier! So we strapped on the skates and away we went. It's about 5 miles back to the ridgeline where the glacier pushed up the moraines in the 70s, and then another mile at least around "the corner" back to the face of the glacier. Temps were about -10F and there was a nasty headwind blowing, about 20mph or so... for wind chills of -40 to -50F. But it was a HOOT!!! So here are some photos of how we have fun in Alaska. Enjoy! Getting ready for a skate in -50F wind chills Here's the intrepid daughter! Look how smooth that is... glassy for MILES....... In places it had broken and refrozen... the ice is about 5 feet thick here It's about a mile behind her to get to the face of the glacier... this is a BIG place! In this photo the far shore is more than a mile behind me, the near ridge to the right is about 1/4 mile behind me to the side, and the glacier is way back beyond that ridge. The face of the glacier is about as high as a 10-story building where it's all broken and calving. We made it to the glacier! Here's a toe of ice that sticks out in a shallow spot in the lake, so there's not much risk of it calving and breaking the ice. We got WAY too close to the glacier face in this photo, but it was shallow there so not much chance of calving. I was pretty nervous. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkarpas Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 wow nice.. i ve never seen something like that.. i am going for ice skating too but in artificcial place... here in greece enjoy it my friend ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddhead Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 Not to jump on the bandwagon, but those pictures are gorgeous. Good for you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 Very Cool Bob, thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryyannon Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 For fun, I go off my meds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 Hey, I went ice skating with my daughters last weekend too...but at an indoor rink in southern CA. Not quite the same... Thanks for those pictures. I would never have guessed those distances, if you hadn't told us...wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005SUBMARINER Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 man looks like lots of fun enjoy ! any bears in that area ? seems like a perfect place for polar bears to lurk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekhunter Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 Poeple really have no comprehension of the true beauty of Alaska until they have seen it first hand. It's been 6 years since I have been there, makes one kind of homesick for the -40 below windchill. Great photos of one of the most beautiful places in the world. I'm envious as a sit here in the 79 degree heat of Louisiana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jraines87 Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 I'm still just staring in amazement When I hit the powerball tomorrow night, I'll be moving your way Bob... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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