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A landscape photograph taken on the Castner Glacier, featuring two prominent rocks resting on ice pedestals. The pedestals are formed as the rocks insulate the ice beneath them, causing the surrounding ice to melt faster. The foreground showcases the textured surface of the glacier, with cracks and uneven ice. In the background, the rugged O'Brien Icefall cascades down the mountainside, framed by rocky peaks under a clear blue sky.

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A landscape photograph taken on the Castner Glacier, featuring two prominent rocks resting on ice pedestals. The pedestals are formed as the rocks insulate the ice beneath them, causing the surrounding ice to melt faster. The foreground showcases the textured surface of the glacier, with cracks and uneven ice. In the background, the rugged O'Brien Icefall cascades down the mountainside, framed by rocky peaks under a clear blue sky.
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Lee Petersen (leepetersen@alaskan.social)'s status on Friday, 26-Jul-2024 03:36:15 JST Lee Petersen

Rocks on ice pedestals on the Castner Glacier, with the O'Brien Icefall visible in the background. The rocks insulate the ice beneath them, causing the surrounding ice to melt faster.
My hiking guide to the area: https://www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-guide/castner-glacier-hiking-guide/
#Alaska #hiking #glacier

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