This majestic photograph was taken just last week and is a great example of classical architecture. Your job is to tell us where this photograph was taken. Send your idea to ebrack2@gmail.com, and tell us where you live.
Fran Worrall, Lawrenceville, was among those identifying the most recent mystery. “I think this is Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska. Set at the far end of Mendenhall Lake, the 13.6-mile-long glacier, named after geologist Thomas Mendenhall, is located about 12 miles from downtown Juneau within the Tongass National Forest. Punctuated by waterfalls and lush forest, the glacier’s rugged and crevassed reach anchors one of the most spectacular mountain views in Alaska. The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center, staffed by U.S. Forest Service Rangers, is considered world class with an indoor viewing area and a 15-minute film about the glacier’s dynamics.” The photograph came from Rick Krause of Lilburn.
Also spotting the glacier were Billy Chism, Toccoa; Jay Altman, Columbia, S.C.; Susan McBrayer, Sugar Hill; George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; Al Swint, Tucker; and Allan Peel of San Antonio, who added: “As with most glaciers in the world today, Mendenhall Glacier is receding and thinning rapidly, a trend that began in the mid-1700s after the ‘Little Ice Age.’ The retreat rate has accelerated in recent decades because of climate change. Since the early 2000s, the average rate of retreat has been measured at around 148 feet per year, but during 2009-2010 it reached a peak retreat rate of 387 feet per year. With this increasing rate of retreat, experts predict that the glacier will be completely out of sight from this area of Alaska by 2050.”
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