Go Hike to a Glacier

I should have picked up one of the rocks from this glacier to give to my friend, Dave Allerheiligen for his rock garden. On second thought, he can get one when he visits.
We finally got a chance to hike up the Carbon River to its source, the Carbon Glacier on Mt. Rainier. In altitude, this is the lowest lying glacier in the lower 48 states. I think it is also the longest. It was amazing to watch the end of the glacier, or snout. Lots of small, medium, and large rocks tumbled down from the top or from within the glacier as it melted. One such boulder, much larger than a pickup truck was suspended in the glacier, with about 80 percent sticking out from melting.
Just before we left there, that HUGE (emphasis VERY LARGE) boulder sticking out at about 100 feet above the valley floor came tumbling down the "snout" of the glacier. I have photos of rocks suspended in the glacier that would probably fall out as the glacier melts. After teaching about it and learning about it near the Kettle Morraines of Wisconsin, I now have experienced first hand what that means. Way Kewl! Yesterday's hike was outstanding.
In the photos below, one of the walls of the glacier has some of those rocks highlighted. On the one of the entire glacier "snout" find the huge boulder to the upper right above and to the right of the cave on the right. For perspective, those cave entrances are approximately 30 - 40 feet tall.