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Sean_Neilson
The US Coast Guard recommends that all vessels remain one quarter mile off the face of tidewater glaciers. Even for kayaks, this photo shows why such a recommendation is made. As ice falls from the 250 feet face of the Johns Hopkins Glacier, it creates a swell that you don't want to catch before it dampens out a bit. In addition to the swell, rock-hard chunks of ice as small as baseballs or as large as small homes get hurled at you. One quarter mile seems just about right!
Sean_Neilson
The US Coast Guard recommends that all vessels remain one quarter mile off the face of tidewater glaciers. Even for kayaks, this photo shows why such a recommendation is made. As ice falls from the 250 feet face of the Johns Hopkins Glacier, it creates a swell that you don't want to catch before it dampens out a bit. In addition to the swell, rock-hard chunks of ice as small as baseballs or as large as small homes get hurled at you. One quarter mile seems just about right!