Every year here in Galena and across Alaska, find ourselves anticipating the River Breaking up. This is a very happy and Joyous time because the rivers being clear means we are able to get out on the river with a boat. Praise the Lord that we have a boat this year so we are SUPER EXCITED! The Ice breaking up is one of the most amazing forces of Nature that I have ever seen. When you stop to watch the Ice move you just see a HUGE, GIANT piece of Ice sliding down the river. The sound is so incredible and loud. Then the Ice starts to crack into smaller pieces and smaller pieces till it is just like a huge slushy flowing down river. Pictures can't discribe the force that the Ice can do. When you stand on the bank you can see big chunks that are 4-6 feet thick be forced up on to the bank and on top of other huge chunks. Pictures can't do it Justice but I will try.
This is one big sheet of Ice all the way across the river
Breaking into smaller pieces
One of the one times you have a traffic jam on the roads in Galena is when the Ice breaks because everyone goes out to watch it.
Big Slushy mess
The boys and I in front of the Ice that was pushed up on the bank.
After most of the Ice has passed.
Breaking into smaller pieces
One of the one times you have a traffic jam on the roads in Galena is when the Ice breaks because everyone goes out to watch it.
Big Slushy mess
The boys and I in front of the Ice that was pushed up on the bank.
After most of the Ice has passed.
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