Ryan McFarland

A few days ago Klas chartered a flight to take some pictures.
There were two “extra” seats on the plane so Amy and I tagged along for
the hour. Naturally, i shot quite a few pictures (as did Amy -
using my camera on her side of the plane).

 
One of the primary reasons for the flight was to get a shot of this bit
of handywork mowed into the grass flats on Farm Island near the Stikine
River.

 
We flew over the North Arm of the Stikine River’s mouth where it dumps into Dry Straights.

 
Then we flew over LeConte Bay and it’s smattering of icebergs.

 
And here is LeConte Glacier - the southernmost tidewater
glacier in North America. Also the reason that Petersburg was
founded where it is - for ample ice to be used for shipping fish.

 
We then headed over the Coast Range and it’s rocky peaks, expansive ice fields, and many glaciers.

 
This is the Witch’s Caldron - a primary route to climb Devil’s
Thumb. The Caldron is a glacier but is so covered with rock and
debris from avalanches that it is dark during the summer.

 
Here is Devil’s Thumb. It is one of the border
mountains between the US and Canada. It has the tallest unclimbed
vertical face in North America and has been attracting climbers
interested in conquering the North West face. It has also
been killing climbers attempting the climb. There is an
“easier” route to the summit than the NW face - but who wants to be
number 50 when you can be the first?

 
Rock and ice. Not really a whole lot more.

 
This is a perfect depiction of a medial moraine.
The dark line just off center of the glacier is where the two glaciers
meet. The line is the collection of rock and debris from scraping
along the side of the mountain (the lateral moraines combining).