Mendenhall Glacier
So I find myself in Juneau early Monday morning and not leaving until I have to be back at the ferry dock at 2pm on Tuesday to catch my ferry into Whittier. So I go up to view the Mendenhall Glacier. This will mostly be a picture blog. And clicking on an image will open it full-size.
Since the Mendenhall Glacier is so close to Juneau it's been closely monitered for a long time. I don't know the exact number but my guess (after having walked out to this marker) is that it's about 2 miles away from the end of the glacier now.
I spent the morning hiking around in the rainforest. It is nice to have a little more room to roam than when I was on the ferry!
A small and quickly melting iceberg that a park ranger fished out of the lack. This Ice is really old, probably the oldest piece of ice that I've ever picked up (no, I did not lick it, yuck).
Pretty Flowers.
Since the Mendenhall Glacier is so close to Juneau it's been closely monitered for a long time. I don't know the exact number but my guess (after having walked out to this marker) is that it's about 2 miles away from the end of the glacier now.
I spent the morning hiking around in the rainforest. It is nice to have a little more room to roam than when I was on the ferry!
A small and quickly melting iceberg that a park ranger fished out of the lack. This Ice is really old, probably the oldest piece of ice that I've ever picked up (no, I did not lick it, yuck).
Pretty Flowers.
posted by LAV at 15:55
3 Comments:
Great pictures, here and in the other couple posts from the trip so far. What vessel are you taking up from Juneau? I ask because in another, Oppligers-in-Hancock level small-world situation, my uncle-in-law works on a ferryboat that runs north from Juneau. Only I can't remember the name... Good luck with the riding at sea!
Beautiful photos! I hope you're enjoying the trip.
I'll be on the M/V Kennicott. Maybe I should ask around the crew members if anyone knows you!
I am definitely enjoying the trip. As I sit here in the library (on the top floor of the building on the shoreline) I just now saw two whales come up to blow right below my window!
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