In Alaska, they call it snow machining because sledding means something entirely different. It is continually cold so you can typically ride from November to early May. We travelled 42 kilometres round trip, across a frozen lake, to Spencer Glacier. If you have snowmobiled on a groomed trail, you know it is fairly smooth, although it might have some ups and downs. Travelling to the glacier is very bumpy. From a distance, the glacier itself looks smooth on top, but Spencer Glacier has great big chunks of ice, shelves, and even ice caves on it. Where the sun shines it is sometimes very blue. The snow on top of the glacier was soft and deep enough that Ray could make a snow angel. After we walked around the glacier for a while we rode over to play on some icebergs. Sledding down the icebergs on our butts was hilarious. Ray crawled up on an iceberg ledge that almost looked like a giant ice cube. What an amazing day--what an amazing adventure to Alaska. Heading back to Listowel in the morning. You are Always in my Prayers. Love Mom. Glacier Definition: Glaciers are huge, thick masses of ice. They form when lots of snow falls in one location for many years. Over time–decades or centuries–the snow on the bottom gets squished down by the weight of falling new snow. This compressed snow becomes ice, forming a glacier.
Iceberg Definition: Icebergs are large chunks of ice that break off from glaciers. This process is called calving. Icebergs are made of frozen freshwater.
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