Rumbling Thunder
We spent a full day in Ford's Terror exploring the surroundings. During our stay here, we heard the snow of small avalanches and rock's falling high in the valleys above. In one area close to our anchorage, this was obviously a routine occurrence. The avalanches would come down and pile up close to the water's edge. We watched one slap of snow come off the rounded mountain top and roll over the snow field created by prior slides. The whole area is scoured and free of trees. They obviously clear the area every spring - bad place to try to grow if you are a fir tree. You can see the avalanche activity beyond Iolair in this picture. We loaded up in the dinghy and explored the other arm of the inlet. Jay had a great time in a big field of matted brown grass from the last growing season. Little shoots of this year's grass are barely visible. The bears will come in and start eating this in another month or so. The salmon well start arriving in June and this will be a differe...
