Salmon Glacier

Salmon Glacier is one of North America's largest accessible glaciers, a sweeping river of ancient ice that flows down from the Coast Mountains along the BC and Alaska border. The glacier itself is best photographed from the viewpoint above, where you can capture the full scale of the ice field curving through the valley, with layered blue and white tones contrasting against the surrounding peaks. Getting down closer to the toe gives you intimate shots of meltwater pools, fractured ice textures, and the silty turquoise river forming at the glacier's edge. Come on overcast days for even, diffused light that brings out the blues in the ice without harsh shadows. A wide angle lens handles the grand scale well, while a telephoto lets you isolate crevasse details from the viewpoint. The road from Hyder, Alaska is gravel but manageable in most vehicles. (Hyder, British Columbia, Canada)