Paring His Bucket List, Obama Relishes Hiking at an Alaskan Glacier (all by himself)

NY Times ^ | September 1, 2015 | Julie Hirschfeld Davis

[Zakeet]

President Obama hiked alone up a gravel path toward Exit Glacier, gazing at a mass of flowing ice as it melted into the plain below.

“How’s this?” he marveled as he surveyed the terrain on a cloudless day. “Beats being in the office.”

Mr. Obama is in legacy-building mode here in Alaska, where he has come to talk about the rapidly unfolding effects of climate change and the urgent need to address it. He saw the consequences of global warming during his trek to the glacier, which has receded more than a mile over the past 200 years because of rising temperatures.

“This is as good a signpost of what we’re dealing with when it comes to climate change as just about anything,” Mr. Obama said.

[ColdOne]

Bucket list.....Wow I just thought his list was full of items to do to destroy this country.

[mongo141]

FK That N......word.

[the_Watchman]

"which has receded more than a mile over the past 200 years because of rising temperatures. "

Do these people even read what they write? The glaciers have been receding over the last 200 years. But CO2 has only been a measurable factor over the last 60 years. So why would you blame glacier recession on global warming?!

[miserare]

I was hoping for “crevasse”...maybe 1,000 feet deep!

We would never have to look at Obama’s ugly face again.

[Alas Babylon!]

Mighty Bear, where are you when we NEED you?

[thackney]

From 1914 to 1917 it was receding at over 300 ft per year, far more than the current rate.

[Alas Babylon!]

Oh, and I, I am not suggesting anything by this photo. Just a harmless, loveable fuzzball!

[maddog55]

Here's a piture of it:

[Bon mots]

He should hike an avalanche. No President has ever done that before.

[maggief]

[Daffynition]

Ping me for the blanket toss and honorary Eskimo race card ceremony

[Covenantor]

Look for it the Daily Mail soon.

Obama visits Athabascan traditional Caribou hide choom smoke lodge.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Spit.

[shotgun]

I guess he doesn’t realize that all glaciers have melt water flowing under them. This is caused by friction and pressure.

[Renegade]

Do Polar Bears like dark meat?

[miserare]

Too bad Sarah didn’t mistake him for a moose!

[Daffynition]

Back in Anchorage....they're sweeping the streets for the emperor's arrival

[bikerman]

Where are the grizzlies when you need them?

[prairie dog]

Fagelah?

[ALASKA]

Exit Glacier has been receding for 100s if not 1000s of years. Moraines from Exit Glacier are found over 9 miles outside of Resurrection Bay, which is miles from the glacier. He picked a horrible example of GW.