Time to "Chill Out"!

As the temperature here in North Texas has remained above 100 degrees F for the past two weeks, I find myself fantasizing about "chilly" temperatures in the 90's .... To help combat this focus on the relentless heat, I thought I'd share one of the (literally) coolest photos I've taken.

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This image transports you to an ice cave - you are peeking out through a keyhole opening that lets you see one of the peaks of New Zealand's Southern Alps. This particular ice cave was part of Fox Glacier. I had a wonderfully chilly time there hiking and exploring the glacier for several hours after being dropped off by helicopter.

Should you ever find yourself in the town of Fox Glacier, I STRONGLY recommend a visit to this sadly, shrinking wonder on New Zealand's South Island.

This image is a view of a partially melted ice tunnel that made up it to the surface of the glacier. Looks to me like a great frozen "Slip & Slide"!

Here you can see me "cooling off" in one of the smaller cracks (crevasses) in the glacier.

I hope your visit here has cooled you off at least a bit! For my southern hemisphere friends, Please bookmark this post & revisit it next January! ;-)