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New Year Greetings 2008

January 2, 2008 by Arun Shanbhag

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Wishing You
Your families, and
Future Generations

the Magnificent Joy of Nature’s Bounty
Enjoy it to the Fullest!

Have a Wonderful New Year
Take care of the environment!

M&A

The Harding Icefield is an entire mountain range covered with several thousand feet of ice. Each year, hundreds of feet of fresh snow accumulates on the icefield and is compacted into dense gacial ice. The river of ice slowly creeps out creating the deep fjords and ending in several such tidewater glaciers. As the river advances, huge chunks of ice crash (or calve) into the bay.

Crashing chunks of ice stirs up the plankton in the bay, which in turn attracts schools of fish, hungry birds and whales. Look at the ice chunks crash into the bay. They appeared tiny coming down, but the sprays suggests otherwise!

Our boat was parked 300 ft from the face of the glacier - thats how tall it is and by regulations, the boats have to be that far away. The glacier was a mile wide and I could not get the entire face in one shot, till we were leaving the Bay. For nearly 45 minutes, we gazed at this beautiful vista. We could hear the deep rumbles, groans and squeaks as the ice shifted. A living breathing giant. What an impressive sight and experience!

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We had to be quite far away to get a complete view of the Aialik Bay Tidewater Glacier. Enjoy!

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Posted in Alaska, Festivals, M & A | 20 Comments

20 Responses to “New Year Greetings 2008”

on January 3, 2008 at 9:04 am1 Asha

Happy new year Arun and M!

I am jealous!! Alaska looks fabulous, Arvind wants to go there to visit, don’t have time right now!

You both look good there, great photos as well. Enjoy!
on January 3, 2008 at 9:45 am2 Arun Shanbhag

Asha -
you gotta go to Alaska. make the time! And you will remember the trip forever. And with all this global warming, all the glaciers are receding faaaast! So you want to catch them in all their glory.

And you are very kind. We had a wonderful time in Alaska!
Wishing you and your family a wonderful New Year too!
on January 3, 2008 at 10:33 am3 sia

think of the devil…. he he he…. just wondered if u have had returned from ur india trip and thought of dropping u and M new yr wishes and here u are with yet another fantastic photoes.
wishing u both a fabulous new year
on January 3, 2008 at 10:52 am4 Arun Shanbhag

Siiaaaaa!
So fabulous to hear from you! How was the trip and the festivities on the 23rd? Sorry, I could not make it to mangalore. Loved Kumta so much, just stayed put there for a week, with a day trip to bhatkal, Shirali and honavar. Lovely places!

Hope you are all settled in and
Wishing you a Wonderful New Year!
more in my email!
on January 3, 2008 at 12:00 pm5 Aparna

Voww is only I can say.
on January 3, 2008 at 12:02 pm6 Arun Shanbhag

Thanks Aparna! Rush and see them before they all melt!
on January 3, 2008 at 12:03 pm7 Parag

Wish you a happy and joyous new year as well.

These photos are as beautiful as always. I thought you were in India… How did you end up in Alaska from there? These were taken in Summer, I hope. The cruises probably don’t run in Winter time, right?
on January 3, 2008 at 12:06 pm8 Arun Shanbhag

Parag - the analytical mind!
yes, these are from our summer trip. Now, the bay is prolly frozen solid! maybe not, but the town are all in hibernation for the winter - and the birds and whales have all migrated to Hawaii.

We just got back from India!
on January 3, 2008 at 12:07 pm9 shilpa

Wish you both a very happy new year Arun.
Those are absolutely gorgeous pictures.
on January 3, 2008 at 12:17 pm10 Arun Shanbhag

Shilpa:
So fabulous to hear from you! I have a lot to share with you (pics and notes etc.)
Thank you for your wishes.
Hope you guys are doing well.
Your parents are the bestest folks in the world!
on January 3, 2008 at 1:09 pm11 Saroj

Oh my, these pictures are breathtaking!

Happy New Year to you as well!
on January 3, 2008 at 1:20 pm12 Arun Shanbhag

Heh Saroj! Wishing you a wonderful New Year!
and thanks!
on January 4, 2008 at 9:57 am13 lakshmi

Best wishes for 2008!!!
on January 4, 2008 at 12:09 pm14 Arun Shanbhag

Lakshmi - Yaay!
Missed reading all your posts (and your moms too).
Will slowly catchup.

Hope you all had a fab time.
and thanks for the wishes.
on January 4, 2008 at 4:49 pm15 VegeYum

Amazing shots! Happy new year to you guys.
on January 4, 2008 at 6:51 pm16 Arun Shanbhag

Thanks Jennifer;
I thought you’d be on your enlightening trip.

That really sounds beautiful. Have a wonderful, soul-elevating time.
and Thanks
on January 5, 2008 at 12:00 am17 Maya

Hey Arun,

Wishing you both a very happy new year …I’m in awe of the pics here..Lucky you to get to see tht..Hope you had a good time in India :)…
on January 5, 2008 at 3:26 pm18 Arun Shanbhag

Thanks Maya - we had a fabulous time in India. Particularly, Kumta was the best.

Yes, Alaska is the bestest!
on January 10, 2008 at 7:24 am19 maggie may

What gorgeous pictures - what a beautiful couple! Happy New Year, A&M!
on January 10, 2008 at 2:33 pm20 Arun Shanbhag

Heh Heh! Maggie! Thank you! and
where have you been?

will stop by.

:-))