I visited the Arapaho Glacier in Colorado toward the end of August to document the site for the Glacier Rephoto Database project. The glacier is located below North and South Arapaho Peaks in the Front Range. The glacier contributes to the City of Boulder’s drinking water supply and is in a protected area. A trail, appropriately called Glacier View, provides a wonderful side view of the glacier. The convenient access enabled the glacier to be photographed over 20 times since 1898. The Arapaho Glacier has reportedly lost 52% of it’s surface area over the 20th century (Haugen et al., 2010). Below is the photo comparison of the glacier in 1898 (Brackett ) and 2012 (Basagic). Arapaho Glacier, Colorado (left) R.Y. Brackett, August 24, 1898 (right) H. Basagic, August 27, 2012 In 1898 the glacier is in contact with the moraine. A small lake now resides where the glacier once occupied . There is still evidence of movement, illustrated by minor crevasses, and therefore the ice...