Lily Of The Valley
 
 

The Gold Mint Trail

I dedicate THESE STORIES TO the guy at REI and the DUDE at the Independence Mine State Historical Park Visitor Center who so clearly doubted our ability to hike these 18 miles.

 

a Lake, talkeetna mountains

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Hatcher’s Pass:

a very cold welcome

A SLOW MORNING IN THE MOUNTAINS

Hiking Up To the Lakes

tHE mINT gLACIER

hiking out in the rain

 
 

a tour of the mighty matanuska glacier 

 

the woman i stayed with in haines was the original founder of mica guides - a company that provides tours of the matanuska glacier outside palmer, alaska.

She very kindly pulled strings to get us a tour and it was an eye opening experience. I have walked on mountain top glaciers and stood in front of the perito moreno glacier in argentina, but never had I spent a day exploring the ever evolving blue ponds, rivers and ice sculptures of a glacier.

 

the matanuska glacier, alaska

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The Matanuska Glacier:

10 pm

12 pm

2 pm

4 Pm