In to the ICE FORTRESS!

[forever_wandering]

Cleaning out my memory card, I came across some wonderful pictures! 

The day I went to see the Glaciers with my Mom!!

How old was I at the time? I don't even remember...

Honestly speaking, I hadn't wanted to go. I remember wanting to stay home because I didn't like the extreme cold at the time.  Besides, they were just huge chunks of ice right? So boring!  

WRONG. 

Many of these "Chunks of ice" were more than eight times my size. They were massive and oh so pretty! 

I'm glad I went . Every time I watch the discovery channel and they talk about how the glaciers are disappearing, I feel glad that I had a chance to see them. 

And I can't believe I had forgotten about this day. 

Comments

[borboreta.livejournal.com]

Such an unique experience... you were very lucky indeed! :D

These photos are really stunning!

[kurikuribebi]

Thanks a lot! It's sad that I couldn't appreciate it more at the time and taken more pictures.

[palebold.livejournal.com]

So cool. I'd have love to be that close to glaciers. :3

[kurikuribebi]

It was too crazy, being able to just reach out and touch them.

[star0cean.livejournal.com]

My mom has mentioned going to Alaska for vacation, but I've been like, "What's there to do/see?" But these pictures are beautiful!

I might consider going there sometime. Sometimes I find it unbelievable that Alaska is part of the US. It seems so foreign!

[kurikuribebi]

It IS like a foreign country. I stayed in the southern part of Alaska for some months and it's totally different.

Alaska has a lot to offer in natural beauty.

[nekohae.livejournal.com]

I hate cold, but I'd love to see something like this irl *A*

[kurikuribebi]

I think your body would get used to it pretty quickly. After a few hours, my body was frozen over and couldn't feel a thing.

[nightfall404.livejournal.com]

They look amazing! I'd love to take a trip like that.

[kurikuribebi]

You should definitely try to! As I mentioned to someone else, most people go to Alaska to see the Northern lights, but I feel like these glaciers are a much better experience.

[xbleedingheartx.livejournal.com]

Is that Alaska!? That looks so gorgeous!

[kurikuribebi]

Yea! They took us out to the sea between Juneau and Canada.

[notte0.livejournal.com]

wow, that all looks amazing! Having been to Harbin to see all that snow and ice, but these glaciers are something else entirely!

Now you've made me want to go see them too!

[kurikuribebi]

I've seen my fair share of snow and ice but seeing these glaciers up close and touching them was an entirely different story.

Once you get to Juneau, AK, the trip out to see them is relatively cheap. It's about $250USD and they take you out to the open sea between Juneau and Canada. You could pay an additional $300 to a different company and actually walk across a massive glacier that would take you four miles away from Canada.

[tsukisagi.livejournal.com]

These are such wonderful pictures!

[kurikuribebi]

Thanks!

[lelys24.livejournal.com]

Wow beautiful *_*

[kurikuribebi]

Thanks!

[gummybun.livejournal.com]

Woahhh! That looks like sooo much fun! :D Dang, you must have been cold!

[kurikuribebi]

Girl, I was freezing so bad! The coat I had bought was meant for semi-cold/ rainy weather. Not freezing.

[cherany.livejournal.com]

Wow, that looks amazing! I'm not a fan of cold, either, but I would definitely enjoy that!

[kurikuribebi]

Once my body froze over and I couldn't feel any more pain, it was quite a memorable experience =) Definitely something everyone should try to see. Everyone goes to Alaska for the northern lights, but this was, in my opinion, a better experience.

[kattedyret.livejournal.com]

That looks like an awesome trip! Living in Norway I've seen quite a few glaciers and they really are stunning. The pictures are so cute.

[chochajin.livejournal.com]

Wow, such beautiful photos!
I hope I can see something like that one day, too! ^-^;