| Alaska, 1979 | |
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"I don't have any mementos, like stones from the seafloor, because everything that comes up is too valuable to hand out. All of it is bagged and stored in the cooler."
After the voyage ended a few days later, some of the scientists including me flew to Yakutat, where we planned field trips to the land lying next to this offshore study area. That's where I got mementos.
Evening falls around 10 pm at this season. Mount Fairweather appears at right, behind the coastal peaks; Mount Crillon is at left. In front are La Perouse and Finger glaciers. This range sheds sediment at a phenomenal rate, adding minerals to the water and weight to the crustal plate. At the same time the range rises as its top erodes away. Our cruise gathered basic data on this interesting region. A wider version of this photo is available as a free 1024 x 768 wallpaper image.
