View from a small fixed-wing plane. A gray-blue strip of the North Pacific ocean fills the bottom edge of the scene. A narrow strip of beach is cut in half by a river emptying into the ocean. Tree-covered moraine rises behind the beach. A lake sits behind the moraine on the left of the image with the edge of the Malaspina Glacier (with alternating bands of dark moraine and white ice) is visible just behind the lake. The front of the St. Elias Mountains sits in the distance. Most of the scene is cloudy, but sun is shining down on the snow and ice of the mountains.
A beach, with grass and trees on the left and mist-covered surf on the right, fills the lower half of the image. The beach is a mix of rocks and sand with some driftwood. A line of tracks stretches long the beach. In the background, the snow and ice covered St. Elias Mountains rise.
A beach with gray sand and rocks. Very fresh bear tracks, with foot pads and claws quite visible, runs down the middle of the dry sand. To the right of the fresh tracks there are additional tracks that are partially worn away. This appears to be a popular bear route.
A yellow survey tripod holds a white GNSS antenna. A large yellow Pelican case at the bottom holds a GNSS receiver. A white garbage bag next to the Pelican case holds a battery to power the station. Vegetation, some of which was prickly, surrounds the tripod. Trees fill the background behind the site.
Going through old field photos and found these from a trip to survey a benchmark near the Malaspina Glacier. When we landed on the beach, we discovered that an unwelcome field assistant had recently come through. The pilot kept watch while I set up the site. #FieldworkFriday #FieldPhotoFriday ⚒️🧪
