Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Fake Icebergs!
Portage Glacier is a little over 50 miles to the South of Anchorage. Once upon a time the Begich, Boggs Visitor Center on Portage Lake offered a magnificent view of Portage Glacier. However, due to global warming the glacier has now retreated so far that it can’t be seen from the visitor center. When visitors gaze upon the icebergs in the lake, they ask such questions as “How did you make those icebergs?” and “Do you tow them in just for the visitors?” Many other people insist that they are fake because they can’t see the glacier. Well! Virginia there is a Santa Claus and the glaciers are alive and well—well maybe not well! (Most have been downsized over the last few years). But they are here. Oh! Did I mention that Portage Valley can get over 400 inches of snow a year? Probably most of that is fake too!
