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Happy Holidays!
Read more: Happy Holidays!This year’s happy holidays photo was taken on a flight from Frankfurt to Newark in September. Fortunately, the window of the Boeing 747-8 was free of scratches, allowing me to capture this beautiful view of the Apuseeq Glacier over Greenland.
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The Franz Josef Glacier – unique on earth
Read more: The Franz Josef Glacier – unique on earthRegular readers of my posts know about my interest in glaciers. And we all know they are becoming a rare species. The Franz Josef Glacier located on the west side of New Zealand’s Southern Alps is a very particular one. This glaicer still has the ability to grow – and does so from time to…
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New Zealand’s Southern Alps
Read more: New Zealand’s Southern AlpsNot sure if people picture a pretty decent mountain range when they think about New Zealand. The “Southern Alps” extend roughly 500 km on the south island from northeast to southwest. The highest mountain is called “Aoraki / Mount Cook” (3’724 m) – in the picture above shown on the left. In the back the…
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Marbel? No, ice! – the Eiger Glacier
Read more: Marbel? No, ice! – the Eiger GlacierEiger, Mönch and Jungfrau – three mountains in ther Bernese Alps – are one of the Alp’s favorits. This year there was only little snow so that one could take a look at the marble like ice of Eiger Glacier
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A Cathedral in green – inside the Morteratsch Glacier
Read more: A Cathedral in green – inside the Morteratsch GlacierThis winter a unique opportunity popped up: A dive into the Morteratsch Glacier! This glacier is located in the eastern part of the Swiss Alps and the region of the Bernina mountain range.
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Read more: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!Time for reflection. Wishing all visitors of my blog and website Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a healthy 2021!