When I hear "glacier" I think of words like "fjord" and "Greenland."
It's easy to forget that there are some not so far away from us, rapidly receding like most of their brethren.
Ex seed staffer done good Ted Alvarez visited one of them, in Canada's icefield parkway, and brought back some stunning shots:
Canada's Icefields Parkway: 250 Kilometers of Solitude
Canada's Icefields Parkway: Pure Backcountry Front Country
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