#glacier
A little girl saves a baby lamb from a farm near the village of Kirkjubaejarklaustur in Iceland. People living next to the glacier where the Grimsvotn volcano burst into life were most affected. Ash shut out daylight and smothered buildings and vehicles.
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A kayaker is dwarfed by Aialik Glacier. @kenaifjordsnps #aialikglacier #kenaifjordsnationalpark #kenaifjords #glacier #alaska #explorealaska #kayaking #paddle #getoutside #adventure #iceicebaby #bigblue #naturephotography #natureisbeautiful #travelphotography #travel (at Kenai Fjords National Park)
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A runner strides through an Andean adventure at the Calls Ultra Trail Cordillera Blanca in Peru.
Photo: Han Cordova
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A runner descends from Peru’s Punta Union Pass while 19,000′ Taulliraju stands watch along the Sierra Andina Marathon course.
Photo: Highline Running Adventures
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Perito Moreno Glacier⬆️ The sound of the ice breaking off into the lake below was thunderous. Stop #3 on our road trip through Patagonia!
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#peritomoreno #peritomorenoglacier #peritomorenoargentina #argentina #patagonia #wickedcampers #travel #nomad #explore #discover #outdoorphotography #outdoors #glacier #mountains #glaciallake #southamerica #discoversouthamerica #discoverargentina #livetotravel #ilovetravel #roadtrip #southamerica2018
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A piece of me
will always be home
between cracking ice
green moss and
vibrant Reykjavík life
Rocks out of place
Why are these rocks out of place? They just do not fit the environment in which they are. The sea waves that moved the medium to coarse sand that is now the sandstone that surrounds these boulders, are not strong enough to move boulders. There is a huge contrast in mass between the sand and the boulder. So, the only explanation is they were placed here by some other means. For this reason, such rocks are called ‘dropstones’, as they were dropped/placed into their current position, rather than being transported along with the surrounding sediment.
One explanation how this could have happened, is the sea ice. During Permian (~300-250 million years ago) this region was under ice age conditions, with glaciers covering the continent from land to sea. So, whether it was glaciers sliding into the sea, or sea ice enveloping loose boulders around the coast and moving them off into the sea; it is impossible to say exactly. But, because ice floats on water, it provides a good candidate for a mechanism of moving these heavy boulders from the land to the sea bypassing the sea wave transport.
Ulladulla, Australia
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