Mt. Roberts Tram Ride and Hike (September 2011)

June 22, 2013

Downtown Juneau at Night

Head up a mountain right off the boat! The Mt. Roberts Tram is by the cruise ship docks in downtown Juneau and takes passengers up 1,745 ft to the top of Mt. Roberts. It is run by an Alaskan native owned corporation. On the way up and on top there are excellent views of the the downtown area and of Douglas Island.

Empty Cruise Ship Docks - Late Season

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Mendenhall Lake Kayaking (September 2011)

June 4, 2013

Inside of Iceberg Atlantis

At the foot of the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska is a lake, called Mendenhall. (With an outflow called the Mendenhall River and it's in the Mendenhall Valley...lots of stuff called Mendenhall in the valley) The glacier calves and sends icebergs onto the lake. We kayaked across the lake from a put-in near the outflow, up to the glacier itself. The water is obviously pretty cold (about 34) so be prepared for it and don't plan on swimming far if you flip. At the beginning you can't see th...
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Amalga Trail (June 2011)

April 17, 2012

The Eagle River

This trail is much rougher than the nearby Herbert Glacier trail, even though they start near each other. It follows the Eagle River toward the Eagle Glacier.

The Eagle River

Much of this trail (like many in the area) is on boardwalks. They vary from planks on them ground to bridges with some broken and others in great shape. They were slippery. Some had roofing shingles or nets on the for traction.

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Thunder Mountain Hike (June 2011)

August 12, 2011

Heintzleman Ridge

Thunder Mountain is not far from the shore and forms part of the once side of the Mendenhall Valley. There are two trails up the mountain which merge about half way up. The one I took is from the valley and is rougher. The trailhead for this trail is about a quarter mile from where I'm living now. There are is an short wetlands ecology trail there as well. The trail starts off on a boardwalk and quickly changes to planks.

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Ice Caves Hike (June 2011)

July 29, 2011

Blue Ice Cave

On the west side of the Mendenhall River (the opposite side from the visitor center where the buses take the tourists) there is a trail that goes to the Mendenhall Glacier. It is considered the country's most accessible glacier. A three mile hike on the West Glacier Trail, then the Ice Caves Trail will get you to its edge. Along the sides of the glacier there are ice caves big enough that you can walk in.

The GPS trac...
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Herbert Glacier Trail (June 2011)

July 13, 2011

Herbert Glacier

Herbert Glacier Trail (June 2011) July 13, 2011 8:00 PM

The Herbert Glacier trail is an easy 4.5 mile trail about 16 miles north of the Mendenhall Valley in Juneau Alaska. The trail is a compacted gravel trail which many people bike. It follows the Herbert river up to the Herbert Glacier.

Pond Along the Trail

Near the end of the trail, we left it and walked across a wash, crossing a c...
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Nugget Creek Hike (June 2011)

June 25, 2011

Iceburgs Coming Off the Mendenhall Glacier

This trail starts at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor center. I took the first left onto the East Glacier Trail. It is a loop trail from which the Nugget Creek trail branches off near the midpoint. The East Glacier trail is well maintained and easy to hike with lots of creeks crossing it.

There is also AJ Falls just off the trail.

Nugget Creek Trail is a less maintained more rugged trail, many walkways are washed out, but not d...
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Alaska

June 25, 2011

Iceburgs in Mendenhall Lake

I am in Alaska for the summer so there will be posting some hikes from here. I'll still post some past trips, but with all the hikes and rides I'm doing here, there may not be many.

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