Sunday, September 18, 2011

Touchdown at the base of the Tana Glacier


Though the winds were ripping down the Tana Glacier and into our incoming air shuttles, Don put us down on the gravel bar like another day at the office:) And then the work began. Jaw dropping scenery made the rig seem like a blink. We were in the water before we knew it and steaming for camp just behind Tranquil Ridge. On the water the wind was ripping downstream but Nick suggested camping behind Tranquil ridge. Though the common off glacial winds blew us downstream the Tranquil Ridge a natural wind block. It was unnatural how when we walked out to grab something from the boats 40 mph winds were blowing and just up the beach past the block it was dead calm. Incredible.

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