Glacier in the Dry Valleys

The surface of the Commonwealth Glacier, some places had so much snow, we wanted skis.

One of the smaller cliff faces (just double my height), along the Suess Glacier

Several glaciers have steep areas & icefalls.  Channels are more obvious lower.

Glaciers the Dry Valleys

Arms burly wind

Awakened, flapping, punching

Crushing basalt, granite, dolerite

Wildness

Legs giant monuments of ice 

Monstrous ledges, anchored rocks, and hardened streams

Brilliant entrails revealed by ablation

Bandaged by snow

If you too were a glacier

You would howl and be still

You would hold time and secrets

Frozen sinew, stronger than skin and warmth

Deciphered