TDP Day #10: Relaxing with the icebergs

Today, we took another rest day. And what a spot to rest! Our tent and kitchen were set up just steps from the lake and its icebergs, calved from the nearby glacier´s face.


I was intrigued by the icebergs and eventually decided I wanted one of my own. I set out, then, on a hunt, tracking the herd to their usual habitat, selecting my prey, sneaking up from downwind, and finally braving the frigid water to pounce upon my prey and haul it away -- all documented by Case, the camera operator.

For the next 24 hours, I enjoyed my captured "wild berg", displaying it in the foyer of our tent site. We discussed various futures for my trophy. I think it would look lovely stuffed and mounted above our fireplace back home in California. However, at length, we decided to pursue a "catch and release" policy, so Mr. Berg got to join his buddies in the lake the next day, just before we hiked off. I noticed he didn´t do well in captivity. He lost a lot of weight...