As you probably know, the portion of the iceberg visible above water is just a fraction of the floating mountain chilling in said water. Who says that size doesn’t matter? It’s rather intimidating.

This particular beauty was found, along with new land, in Newfoundland, Canada. However, we have a wonderful selection of icebergs right here in the good ol’ U.S. of A. for your viewing pleasure — in Alaska. Basically, there’s cold stuff for you at on both sides of the continent, take your pick.

Don’t forget to pack a jacket.

This post is a Wordless Wednesday entry. Words included at no extra charge.

Photo: natalielucier via Flickr

UpTake on totem pole in Ketchikan, Alaska

On March 30th, 1867 the United States purchased 663,268 square miles from Russia at the bargain basement price of $7.2 million dollars or roughly $0.02 per acre! This land after much administrative changes officially became the 49th state in the union on January 3rd, 1959.

Alas-KA! (a la Palin), is an Aleut word meaning the ‘object towards which the action of the sea is directed’ or simply the ‘great land.’ It is just that…well, if you are into fresh clean air, breath taking panoramas of snow covered mountains, wildlife everywhere and halibut that are larger than you and mighty tasty too. You betcha, Alaska is grrreat!

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