October-December 1879, First Alaska Trip with S. Hall Young Image 25

• Main Author: Muir, John
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Scholarly Commons 1879
• Subjects: John Muir; journals; drawings; writings; travel; journaling; naturalist; Ice Bay; Lookout; glacier; Alaska
• Online Access: https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/1626; https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmj-all/article/2625/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg

over nearly all the fiord out to the entrance. It seemed as if the glacier water, being lighter, had floated out over the sea water, and being nearly at the freezing point when it left the gl[acier] had frozen readily when the temp. of the air was only a few degrees below 32o. The fiord was perfectl...