This week we got to go on a special tour "out of town" to an ice cave which is inside a glacier. We slid on our butts to get into it. Then we could stand up. It was perfectly quiet in there except for a few ice crackles.
The cave had a cathedral-like feel.
Some of the formations were swirls.
To get to the cave we rode in a special vehicle for carrying 18 people across the sea ice. It has huge tires, and the ride is bouncy.
To go an excursion we have to have our extreme cold weather gear. Besides the red parka, there are huge white boots, called "bunny boots." They're bigger than Carol's steel-toed insulated work boots, but not as heavy. As a pair the work boots weigh 5 pounds. Last week I did my aerobic stepping workout wearing them. That's stepping up and down 100 times on each leg. A month ago I could barely get through a work day walking in them! For comparison, on the far right are regular ole Colorado hiking boots. Those used to seem mighty big and heavy, but now they're our day-off casual shoes.
The cave had a cathedral-like feel.
Some of the formations were swirls.
To get to the cave we rode in a special vehicle for carrying 18 people across the sea ice. It has huge tires, and the ride is bouncy.
To go an excursion we have to have our extreme cold weather gear. Besides the red parka, there are huge white boots, called "bunny boots." They're bigger than Carol's steel-toed insulated work boots, but not as heavy. As a pair the work boots weigh 5 pounds. Last week I did my aerobic stepping workout wearing them. That's stepping up and down 100 times on each leg. A month ago I could barely get through a work day walking in them! For comparison, on the far right are regular ole Colorado hiking boots. Those used to seem mighty big and heavy, but now they're our day-off casual shoes.
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