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 its...
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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 o...
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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...
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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.

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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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