Dan J Smith
@hemlock932.bsky.social
Retired @UVicGeog Dendroglaciologist
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers |View down Franklin Glacier from accumulation area below Mount Waddington. In the distance Repose (L) and Dauntless (R) glaciers flow down from the Whitemantle Range to converge with Franklin Glacier. Pacific Ranges, British Columbia Coast Mountains. July 19, 2013.
August 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers |View down Franklin Glacier from accumulation area below Mount Waddington. In the distance Repose (L) and Dauntless (R) glaciers flow down from the Whitemantle Range to converge with Franklin Glacier. Pacific Ranges, British Columbia Coast Mountains. July 19, 2013.
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Splendor Glacier flowing from the northeastern flank of the Jubilee Mountain massif. The glacier turns abruptly as it is converges with Confederation Glacier in the trunk valley. Waddington Range, Pacific Ranges. July 19, 2008.
July 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Splendor Glacier flowing from the northeastern flank of the Jubilee Mountain massif. The glacier turns abruptly as it is converges with Confederation Glacier in the trunk valley. Waddington Range, Pacific Ranges. July 19, 2008.
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers |The snout position and character of Breccia Glacier, a former tributary to Confederation Glacier in the trunk valley. Waddington Range, Pacific Ranges, British Columbia Coast Mountains. July 13, 2008.
June 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers |The snout position and character of Breccia Glacier, a former tributary to Confederation Glacier in the trunk valley. Waddington Range, Pacific Ranges, British Columbia Coast Mountains. July 13, 2008.
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Western reaches of the Pemberton Icefield, the southernmost large icefield in the Pacific Ranges. July 26, 2007.
May 31, 2025 at 8:42 PM
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Western reaches of the Pemberton Icefield, the southernmost large icefield in the Pacific Ranges. July 26, 2007.
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Oluk Glacier in the headwaters of Manatee Creek. Upper Lillooet Icefield Provincial Park, Pacific Ranges, BC Coast Mountains. July 28, 2006.
May 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Oluk Glacier in the headwaters of Manatee Creek. Upper Lillooet Icefield Provincial Park, Pacific Ranges, BC Coast Mountains. July 28, 2006.
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Orca Glacier in the headwaters of Manatee Creek. Lillooet Icefield area, Pacific Ranges, BC Coast Mountains. July 22, 2006.
May 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Orca Glacier in the headwaters of Manatee Creek. Lillooet Icefield area, Pacific Ranges, BC Coast Mountains. July 22, 2006.
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Unnamed glacier and summits in the headwaters of the Sphaler River. Boundary Ranges, Northern BC Coast Mountains. July 4, 2006.
April 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Unnamed glacier and summits in the headwaters of the Sphaler River. Boundary Ranges, Northern BC Coast Mountains. July 4, 2006.
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Terminus area of Meringue Glacier (unofficial name). The glacier loses over 1000 m of elevation as it flows downwards 4 km from the northern perimeter of the Andrei Icefield to the Sphaler River valley. Boundary Ranges, Northern BC Coast Mountains. July 3, 2005.
March 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Terminus area of Meringue Glacier (unofficial name). The glacier loses over 1000 m of elevation as it flows downwards 4 km from the northern perimeter of the Andrei Icefield to the Sphaler River valley. Boundary Ranges, Northern BC Coast Mountains. July 3, 2005.
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | View westward up More Glacier. Located on the northeastern periphery of the Andrei Icefield, the glacier is isolated from the icefield by the summit ridgeline in the distance. Boundary Ranges, Northern British Columbia Coast Mountains. July 2, 2006.
March 21, 2025 at 2:34 AM
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | View westward up More Glacier. Located on the northeastern periphery of the Andrei Icefield, the glacier is isolated from the icefield by the summit ridgeline in the distance. Boundary Ranges, Northern British Columbia Coast Mountains. July 2, 2006.
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | View from Andrei Glacier nunatak to Forrest Kerr Glacier. Hidden in the distant clouds is Hoodoo Mountain, a 3 km wide stratovolcano that formed subglacially during the Quaternary and remains potentially active. Andrei Icefield, Boundary Ranges. July 16, 2006.
March 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | View from Andrei Glacier nunatak to Forrest Kerr Glacier. Hidden in the distant clouds is Hoodoo Mountain, a 3 km wide stratovolcano that formed subglacially during the Quaternary and remains potentially active. Andrei Icefield, Boundary Ranges. July 16, 2006.
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Forrest Kerr Glacier. Andrei Icefield, Boundary Ranges. July 25, 2004.
February 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Forrest Kerr Glacier. Andrei Icefield, Boundary Ranges. July 25, 2004.
| BC Coast Mountain Glaciers | View from Pattullo Glacier lateral moraine. The glacier completely filled the basin in ca. 1850. By 1964, in a much diminished state, the glacier snout extended to the nearest shoreline of the lake in the distance. Pattullo Range, Hazelton Mountains. July 7, 2010.
February 20, 2025 at 2:47 AM
| BC Coast Mountain Glaciers | View from Pattullo Glacier lateral moraine. The glacier completely filled the basin in ca. 1850. By 1964, in a much diminished state, the glacier snout extended to the nearest shoreline of the lake in the distance. Pattullo Range, Hazelton Mountains. July 7, 2010.
| BC Coast Mountain Glaciers | Pattullo Glacier beneath snow-capped Tsaydaychuz Peak (2758 m) in Tweedsmuir Provincial Park about 70 km north of Bella Coola. Pattullo Range, Hazelton Mountains, Kitimat Ranges. July 6, 2010.
February 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
| BC Coast Mountain Glaciers | Pattullo Glacier beneath snow-capped Tsaydaychuz Peak (2758 m) in Tweedsmuir Provincial Park about 70 km north of Bella Coola. Pattullo Range, Hazelton Mountains, Kitimat Ranges. July 6, 2010.
| Vancouver Island Glaciers | A high angle view of Moving Glacier that just a few decades before extended well into Milla Lake. At the time it still existed, but only as two discrete ice patches below Argus Mountain. Strathcona Provincial Park, Insular Mountains, British Columbia. August 4, 1993.
January 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
| Vancouver Island Glaciers | A high angle view of Moving Glacier that just a few decades before extended well into Milla Lake. At the time it still existed, but only as two discrete ice patches below Argus Mountain. Strathcona Provincial Park, Insular Mountains, British Columbia. August 4, 1993.
| Canadian Rockies Glaciers | The terminus of the Athabasca Glacier in 2007. The snout has receded some 250 m since the photograph was taken, and a substantial portion now terminates in an ice-proximal lake. Columbia Icefield area, Jasper National Park. September 2007.
December 29, 2024 at 10:42 PM
| Canadian Rockies Glaciers | The terminus of the Athabasca Glacier in 2007. The snout has receded some 250 m since the photograph was taken, and a substantial portion now terminates in an ice-proximal lake. Columbia Icefield area, Jasper National Park. September 2007.
| Canadian Rockies Glaciers | The snout of the Saskatchewan Glacier beckons in the early morning sunshine. The summit in the left centre background is Mount Castleguard (3083 m). Columbia Icefield area, Banff National Park, Canadian Rocky Mountains. September 2005.
December 27, 2024 at 11:07 PM
| Canadian Rockies Glaciers | The snout of the Saskatchewan Glacier beckons in the early morning sunshine. The summit in the left centre background is Mount Castleguard (3083 m). Columbia Icefield area, Banff National Park, Canadian Rocky Mountains. September 2005.
| Canadian Rockies Glaciers | The demise of Rae Glacier. Shown is the rapid transition from 1985; to 1990 when repetitive negative mass balance years decimated the remaining mass of ice; and finally, to 2024, when all that was left were scant remnants of ice on the cirque backwall. RIP Rae Glacier.
November 13, 2024 at 3:10 AM
| Canadian Rockies Glaciers | The demise of Rae Glacier. Shown is the rapid transition from 1985; to 1990 when repetitive negative mass balance years decimated the remaining mass of ice; and finally, to 2024, when all that was left were scant remnants of ice on the cirque backwall. RIP Rae Glacier.
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Bridge Glacier. The upper reaches of Bridge Glacier form part of the Lillooet Icefield. Bridge-Lillooet Divide, Pacific Ranges. September 15, 2017.
February 26, 2024 at 8:25 PM
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Bridge Glacier. The upper reaches of Bridge Glacier form part of the Lillooet Icefield. Bridge-Lillooet Divide, Pacific Ranges. September 15, 2017.
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Ethelweard Glacier. Summit on right is Mt Ethelweard (2819 m). Athelney Pass area, Bridge-Lillooet Divide, Pacific Ranges. July 27, 2005.
February 16, 2024 at 8:58 PM
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Ethelweard Glacier. Summit on right is Mt Ethelweard (2819 m). Athelney Pass area, Bridge-Lillooet Divide, Pacific Ranges. July 27, 2005.
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Cambria Icefield. Boundary Ranges, southeast of Stewart, northwestern British Columbia. Pacific Ranges. July 24, 2008.
February 15, 2024 at 7:01 PM
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Cambria Icefield. Boundary Ranges, southeast of Stewart, northwestern British Columbia. Pacific Ranges. July 24, 2008.
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Bell Glacier. The upper reaches of Bell Glacier below the Finality Icefield. Summit on the left skyline is Mt Chris Spencer (3009 m). Waddington Range, Pacific Ranges. July 3, 2018.
February 14, 2024 at 6:27 PM
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Bell Glacier. The upper reaches of Bell Glacier below the Finality Icefield. Summit on the left skyline is Mt Chris Spencer (3009 m). Waddington Range, Pacific Ranges. July 3, 2018.
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Hoodoo Glacier. Located in a cirque on the southwestern slopes of Finality Peak, meltwater from the glacier flows down Hoodoo Creek to join the Klinaklini River. Waddington Range, Pacific Ranges. July 11, 2018.
February 13, 2024 at 9:15 PM
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Hoodoo Glacier. Located in a cirque on the southwestern slopes of Finality Peak, meltwater from the glacier flows down Hoodoo Creek to join the Klinaklini River. Waddington Range, Pacific Ranges. July 11, 2018.
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Essex Glacier (unofficial name). Located in cirque north of Mt Essex, with drainage flowing into Mantle Creek. Niut Range, Pacific Ranges. July 22, 2017.
February 12, 2024 at 9:06 PM
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Essex Glacier (unofficial name). Located in cirque north of Mt Essex, with drainage flowing into Mantle Creek. Niut Range, Pacific Ranges. July 22, 2017.
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Waddington Glacier. Comparative photographs showing mid-glacier condition of Waddington Glacier in 1926 by Don and Phyllis Munday and in 2017 by Team UVTRL. Munday Range, Pacific Ranges. July 8, 2017.
February 12, 2024 at 2:24 AM
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Waddington Glacier. Comparative photographs showing mid-glacier condition of Waddington Glacier in 1926 by Don and Phyllis Munday and in 2017 by Team UVTRL. Munday Range, Pacific Ranges. July 8, 2017.
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Bench Glacier. Site of a short-term mass balance research program operated by BC Hydro in the 1970s and 1980s. Homathko River valley, Niut Range, Pacific Ranges. July 5, 2017.
January 30, 2024 at 11:39 PM
| B.C. Coast Mountain Glaciers | Bench Glacier. Site of a short-term mass balance research program operated by BC Hydro in the 1970s and 1980s. Homathko River valley, Niut Range, Pacific Ranges. July 5, 2017.