白大爷的博客

        九月八日船游冰河湾国家公园。

        冰河湾占地330万公顷，据说形成于四千年前。冰河前半部的3.2公里靠海这边是美国的阿拉斯加，后边的冰河区都是加拿大的地方了。整个冰河湾群山陡峭，无路可通，只有船只和飞机可以到达。这里有无数的冰山、各类的鲸鱼，这里也是爱斯基摩人的生存之地。1794年英国的航海家温哥华岛这里的艾西海峡时，还没有冰河湾，他只看到这冰川的尽头，一堵十六公里长一百米高的冰墙。1897年，美国科学家缪尔（Muir ）来这里探险，发现的就是一个广阔的海湾，冰川已经向陆地缩回了七十七公里。以后经年，冰河沿海向北也就是内陆又移动了近百公里，形成了一个大大的峡湾，冰蚀的两岸长起了茂密的森林还有裸露的岩石。1980年，美国把这长达108公里的峡湾和靠海的10784平方公里的地区规定为保护区，成立冰河湾国家公园。这些临海的冰河都是三四百年前从山上一尺一尺滑下来的。整个冰河湾国家公园包含了十八处冰河、十二处海岸冰河地形。几个罕有观光游客参观的冰河都属于冰河湾国家公园。

        马杰瑞冰河是这冰河湾最漂亮的冰河。1912年前，它还是泛太平洋冰河的一部分，此后这里由于泛太平洋冰河的退却，形成了一个独立的到海冰河，起名叫马杰瑞。这个冰河长22.4公里，宽1.6公里，中段纯蓝色的冰墙更显壮丽。马杰瑞冰河由于少了泥沙覆盖的保温，夏季冰河崩塌的情况也更多些，隆隆轰鸣不止。

        船进冰河湾，赶紧穿上刚刚买的厚棉夹克，站在甲板上看两岸的山，看两面的水，不时有漂浮的冰块从船边上游过。到中午船停在马杰瑞冰河的冰墙前，绚丽的阳光下，船上的人都在甲板上拍近处的冰墙，远处的冰河，或者干脆在这冰墙前聊天，难得的情景，难得的天气。       

1                                                                                                                                    -

2                                                                                                                                                -

3                                                                                                                                                 -

4                                                                                                                                                       -

5                                                                                                                                                -

6                                                                                                                                           -

7                                                                                                                                                 -

8                                                                                                                                                  -

9                                                                                                                                               -

10                                                                                                                                    -

11                                                                                                                                             -

12                                                                                                                                              -

13                                                                                                                                                -

14                                                                                                                                              -

15                                                                                                                                                -

16                                                                                                                                               -

17                                                                                                                                                -

18                                                                                                                                              -

19                                                                                                                                                    -

20                                                                                                                                                   -

21                                                                                                                                                     -

22                                                                                                                                                 -

23                                                                                                                                         -

24                                                                                                                                              -

25                                                                                                                                                -

26                                                                                                                                             -

27                                                                                                                              -

28                                                                                                                                            -

29                                                                                                                                       -

30                                                                                                                                             -

31                                                                                                                                  -

32                                                                                                                                           -

33                                                                                                                                        -

34                                                                                                                                                 -

35                                                                                                                                          -

36                                                                                                                                        -

37                                                                                                                                    -

38                                                                                                                                       -

39                                                                                                                                        -

40                                                                                                                                            -

41                                                                                                                                         -

42                                                                                                                                           -

43                                                                                                                                  -

44                                                                                                                                            -

45                                                                                                                                            -

46                                                                                                                                               -

47                                                                                                                                           -

48                                                                                                                                    -

49                                                                                                                                       -

50                                                                                                                                       -

51                                                                                                                                         -

52                                                                                                                                           -

53                                                                                                                                    -

54                                                                                                                                      -

55                                                                                                                                    -

56                                                                                                                                              -

57                                                                                                                                         -

58                                                                                                                                       -

59                                                                                                                                    -

60                                                                                                                                         -