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#263647 - 09/20/13 10:43 PM What Lasts Inside aGlacier for Twelve Years
hikermor Offline
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#263650 - 09/20/13 11:39 PM Re: What Lasts Inside aGlacier for Twelve Years [Re: hikermor]
Byrd_Huntr Offline
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Too bad there were no Twinkies in the pack. Would have tested the reputation that they are indestructible....immune to the ravages of time. sick
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#263680 - 09/23/13 12:57 AM Re: What Lasts Inside aGlacier for Twelve Years [Re: hikermor]
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Loc: Maple Grove, MN
That reminds me of a plane crash in south america that showed up at the bottom of a glacier many years later. I went searching for it, and found this instead:

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20...-colony-glacier

Here's the one I was thinking of:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSAA_Star_Dust_accident

Glaciers hold their secrets for many years, but eventually give them up.
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#263683 - 09/23/13 03:17 AM Re: What Lasts Inside aGlacier for Twelve Years [Re: hikermor]
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Apropos of nothing, GoatRider, I notice you're in Maple Grove. I spent a few months there for work, beautiful little town!
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