This photo was taken on June 6, 2011, overlooking Skilak Lake located at Alaskas Kenai Peninsula. Skilak Lakes rich blue color owes to the glacial sediment fed into the lake from the Skilak Glacier. Visible in the center of the picture is the gravel delta containing the braided streams of the Skilak River. This delta is an indicator of coarser sediments that have been deposited from Skilak Glacier. The glacier itself has retreated a number of miles into the Harding Ice Field over the past few decades. Skilak Lake is also fed from the Kenai River, renowned worldwide for its salmon fishing. Skilak Lake and the surrounding terrain illustrate a landscape carved by glaciers. lightandcomposition/photo-of-the-day-july-07-overlooking-skilak-by-ryan-marquis/
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