Grimselsee 11 by jcv2
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Description
Slowly we get a better vista on the glacier around the corner. Behind the glacier the mighty Lauteraarhorn (4042 m, 13261 ft) marks the beginning of this glacier, the Unteraargletscher. Notice the traces on the right side where the glacier in better times left its marks.
The lake has a depth of maximal 100 meters and contains about 100 million m3, that is 0.1 cubic kilometer! Can you imagine how much energy you can produce with that!? E = m g h and with a height-difference of (1909 - 564) that is uh... 1.3E+15 Joules (about 371 GWh). How much that is? Hmmmm, enough to provide many towns in Switzerland with power.
Minolta X-700 (Fuji Sensia 100, 50 mm)
Thanks for your attention and your always valuable comments
Comments (32)
herbstliebe
oh wow, what an impressive shot.
sharky_
Fascinating! Aloha
vlaaitje
just wonderful..love it
MoppelundWilli
beeindruckend, es ist sch mit dir zu wandern.
tvernuccio
what a view! looks like that bush is peeking around the corner to look too! traces of the glacier on the right...i'm having difficulty determining exactly where that is. would that be the top, upper right where those spiky-looking rocks are sticking up? i like those...remind me of dinosaur's back! can't believe the depth of the water here! pretty amazing! looks so shallow. are there caves here? agree with sharky-fascinating place...so much to see & absorb! You captured a VERY impressive vista for sure! vote!
RNitze
Great impressive shot!
pimbotin
All I miss so much in those grey days of December is there on your Alpine pictures. Thanks so much for all this!
ralfy
Thats a view!!! But wheres the glacier? This small thing behind? Sooo sad! But a glorious capture you made here!
Isabelle711
This is a most amazing capture. Thank you for putting some cheer in my life today. :))) Excellent capture of such beauty.
zopeynn
very beautiful place,excellent shot!
TwoPynts
Awsome shots, I truly feel like I'm hiking along with you!
Cosme..D..Churruca
Impressive view so well captured ! You must be a very strong man hiking and scaling those mountains... Thanks for sharing !
koakiss
This sight is absolutely magnificent!!! One of the most beautiful since you take us around the lake!!! Otherwise, you are certainly right, but I am really not the friend of mathematics... V
cynlee
looks to have shrunk some from the visible traces, another excellent shot, you're losing me on the math :p lol :]
aangus
Wow Gasp factor 12!!! What a lot of power too, certainly enough to keep our Tedz batteries charged! What a stunning sawtooth ridge that is. Do you ever venture up this high I wonder? If this is the view from down here, imagine what you would see from the top. Definetely worth a big Vote.
Sekadhar
Very impressive! Excellent shot!!!
MaryLynda
May I send this one to my brother? He's a retired geologist(USGS)and I'm sure he would appreciate this most awesome view.Leaves one a bit breathless. Wonderful work.
SNAKEY
Lovely peak as usual .............. sorry haven't visited your gallary and posts for a while.
SoulSearcherr
wow..what a wonderful shot
hammond73
Very impressive photo. Excellent work.
jgkane
Jan-Carel, this is a vista deserving of stillness, deep conscious breaths, time spent listening and watching, appreciating the slow, measured movement of the mountains, and the scouring force of the glacier. It inspires in one, both Awe and Wonder, and convinces one of the wise plans of our Creator. This is, to me at least, so much more satisfying than the vaunted 'Shock and Awe' of man made, death-dealing technology.
rangeriderrichard
My God! I feel cold and alone. But not in danger. I feel drawn to the snow. Wasn't I farther from it yesterday? Yes - I was!
Lledeline
Wonderful shot.The atmo is so clear. Impressive.
logiloglu
awesome shot. simply fantastic. vote #:O)
kennyliu
Beautiful view! What a clean shot!
Apophis906
Another beautiful place, such pretty colors here. Excellent capture and job.
AgentMai
V & adds to faves WOW! I would never have guessed the water is so deep. This is a beautifully composed scene, the snow covered peaks in the background are amazing. Amazingly serene =)
Akinom
Just love those snow covered peaks in the background! Again a most beautiful view!
chantal-france
Dreamful mountain shot, Jan-Carel :)) Love it very very much :)) For me, it's perfect :)) V
sossy
an impressive capture as always! love the contrastful different colored surface of the mountains and the reflection on the milky lake! what a power hidden in it!! stunning!