 Marvelous Mountains |
Marvelous Mountains |
November 29, 2011Arcticulates ®Focusing on Alaska's BeautyAuthor: K. FieldsMarvelous MountainsThe photo below is a beautiful view of the mountain range that practically surrounds the town where I live. I have always loved mountains, they give me a feeling of security that I cannot explain. Some use the word 'mountain' as a description of something that is a 'struggle' or 'hard' in one's life, but I've never been able to look at them in that way…they have always been majestic, beautiful, and dare I say a bit magical...in my eyes. Mt Hayes
I cannot fathom a world without mountains and I feel so blessed to live in Alaska, where there is no end to mountain 'vistas' everywhere you look. One famous mountain is known by the names: Mt. McKinley or Denali, it ranks up near the top in the list of the highest mountains in the world… This mountain's height is 6,194 meters or 20,320 feet high. It's a rare day to see the whole mountain, because from the middle on up, it's usually covered in clouds. Ice Fishing
Denali is a mountain well known not only for its size and beauty; but also as place that many mountain climbers have chosen to conquer. Which unfortunately, tho there have been many who have experienced the victory of reaching the top, there are also many who have fallen into seemingly bottomless crevasses, or what some climbers refer to as being 'flash frozen' (which happens when icy winds reaching -70 in temperature, and blow up to 60-100 miles per hour) or getting lost never to be found again. I feel for the families whom have lost loved ones, but as for the ones who've died, at least it can be said that they died living their dream. Mt Denali/McKinley
The tops of the highest mountains in Alaska are snow covered year round. Some of them have layer upon layer of ice in their crevasses that run deep into the mountain, called Glaciers. Most of the rivers in Alaska are Glacier fed, meaning as the Glaciers warm in the summer months, the water from the melting ice drains into rivers and streams, these waters are full of silt, which is rock and stone crushed into a fine powdery substance from the pressure of the constant movement in the freezing and melting of Glacial ice. Mountain with Misty Glacier
When some people see the grayish brown waters in some of our rivers it causes them to think they are polluted, which they really aren't, the water is just full of the brownish silver, finely powdered silt. This silt also causes the rivers to be dangerous for swimmers, because of the fine silt clinging to and weighing down clothing, so much so that it causes the person wearing them to sink. Summer Mountain Views
The mountains always seem to speak to the adventurous that are willing to hike up into them, rock climb, or heed the thrill of mountain climbing. They are also home to many wild animals and birds that live in Alaska. They are in addition to great beauty... pleasantly mysterious, as when either by viewing or hiking into them, you may find hidden crannies of waterfalls surrounded by deep mossy grounds. Mt Denali/McKinley
The mountains are full of breathtaking colors from natural minerals and stones that run through them, and/or a variety of greenery in the summer months, to the ice and snow that has a slight tinge of blue, causing the whiteness of the snow to look even whiter, in the winter months. Add that to the contrasting darkness of the tall spruce trees and it makes picture perfect scenery every where you look, with each season bringing new and simply beautiful sights. Later... K Fields See Also: High One or Not - Mt Denali
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