on the way from Kangerlussuaq to the inland icefield |
bicycle meets fine sand-a harsh experience |
approaching Russel glacier |
approx. 20m hight icefront, frequently calving |
fresh breakup |
fragile ice arc |
ice pebbles flying around like bullets when breakup occurs |
my first camp near icefront |
musk ox warning sign |
2 day solo expedition in order to find wild musk ox group |
beeing near to musk oxes in the wild is a adrenalin generating experience due to the impressive aggressivenes of these animals |
on the flight to Ilulissat |
arrival in Ilulissat |
Mushrooms are frequently growing in fall |
famous icefjord near Ilulissat |
boating inmidst of giant icebergs |
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humpback whale diving between icebergs |
icefjord in evening light |
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inactive south crater with ash buried vegetation in front |
icebergs with boats in front giving scale |
on the way to Equip sermia glacier area by rental boat |
3 days walking around alone in wilderness between coastline and inland icefield giving strong impressions |
Equip sermia glacier from above |
Equip sermia panoramic view |
colors of fall with glacier below |
ice boom |
layered rock |
leaves in fall colors |
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calving icefront |
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dusk seen from my tent |
ptarmigan |
arctic hare - a welcome encounter when beeing alone |
seemingly timeless landscape |
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decades or ages? |
inland glacier |
still visible century old caterpillar track from first explorers trying to reach inland ice |
first contact with inland ice field |
nearly spiritual experience to stand on the border of the huge inland ice after many hours walk from the coastline |
coming back to by campsite near Eqip sermia glacier |
tent with a view... |
small tsunami like waves from calving clacier are discarding ice pieces |
hilltop with view to the inland ice |
colorful lakes giving contrast |
blueberries are common in arctic fall |
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frequent weather changes are usual in fall |
on the way back to Ilulissat |
Ilulissat icefjord |
meanwhile colors of fall are intensifying |
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Ilulissat from hilltop above |
full moon rising above icefjord |
iceberg at sunset |
fragile icepillars |
full moon above icefjord |
on the way by boat to Disco Island |
arrival in Qeqertarsuaq village |
Kuannit area famous for mild climate and therefore dense vegetation |
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Kuannit shows its volcanic origin with abundant basalt pillars |
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waterfall between basaltic columns |
Finback whales patroling near coastline |
ice age shaped terrain |
climbing Innarsuaq mountain |
huge, age old lichen |
glaciated summit |
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summit view to Disco Island center |
moonrise at dusk |
evening colors |
waterfall between basaltic columns |
morning dawn |
earth's shadow with drifting icebergs seen while climbing Lyngmarksbreen summit in early morning |
view from flattopped summit |
crosing crevassed terrain takes caution |
view down to Qeqertarsuaq area |
fragile iceberg |
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calving iceberg |
back to the basaltic columns of Kuannit |
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colors of fall |
basaltic dome |
intense colored lichen |
back to Qeqertarsuaq |
change of the seasons-northern lights are greeting me for the first time when arriving back to Ilulissat |
northern lights above icefjord |
Ilulissat harbour under ice attack |
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final view to Greenland while flying back to Europe |
