Valdez Glacier 

November 6th 

1:45pm

30 degrees

Sunny, little wind

Glacial till, caved in mountains, flat ground

Plants: 

Cow Parsnip, Heracleum lanatum

Arctic Willow, Salix arctica 

Fire weed, Epilobium angustifolium

Pineapple Weed, Matricaria discoidea

White Clover, Trifolium repens

Yarrow, Achillea borealis

The glacier in Valdez is different than the Worthington glacier in may ways. Worthington is more of a mountain glacier. It is on a higher lever of ground whereas Valdez is on mostly one level. You don't have to hike or climb anything to reach Valdez glacier. Also, there was a lot more glacial till at Worthington compared to Valdez. There were more rocks with layers showing it being pulled down by ice or snow at Worthington. Valdez was more flat, and had water showing pieces of ice in it. 

Reference Guide. (1994). In J. Pojar (Ed.), Plants Of The Pacific Northwest Coast (p. 528). Canada: Lone Pine Publisher

Pratt, Verna E. Alaskan Wildflowers. N.p.: AlaskaKrafts, 1989. Print