Author Topic: Mendenhal Glacier (Read 3333 times)

burrheadcountry · « **on:** April 04, 2009, 07:02:16 PM »

I got out to the Glacier here in Juneau today.

Goldeneye · « **Reply #1 on:** April 04, 2009, 07:08:41 PM »

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

logger · « **Reply #2 on:** April 04, 2009, 08:36:51 PM »

been there a few times myself , only difference it was about 35 degrees and pissin rain. I have never ever worked in rain that cold anywhwere. great pics.

burrheadcountry · « **Reply #3 on:** April 04, 2009, 08:39:20 PM »

It can't make up its mind if it wants to keep snowing or rain its mixed.

gasman · « **Reply #4 on:** April 04, 2009, 08:40:48 PM »

Loved it there. We saw it on our Alaskan Cruise 3 years ago. We were able to take a canoe across the lake to the glacier, we enen convinced the guide to paddel under a bridge type formation created by icebergs in the lake.

The water fall at the lake is pretty cool to.

I love Alaska, it's a bit of Paradise for me.

stickhunter · « **Reply #5 on:** April 04, 2009, 09:04:28 PM »

Cool pics

burrheadcountry · « **Reply #6 on:** April 04, 2009, 09:06:44 PM »

Nugget falls.

BULLZ-i · « **Reply #7 on:** April 04, 2009, 09:16:21 PM »

LOOKS LIKE A GOOD HIKE

jackelope · « **Reply #8 on:** April 04, 2009, 09:40:58 PM »

in '05 we did the cruise thing and took a helicopter up and landed on it, then hiked around with crampons and stuff for a while. don't think we needed the crampons much where we were at, more for the touristy effect than anything else i think. i looked for some pics but they must be on the other pooter.

burrheadcountry · « **Reply #9 on:** April 04, 2009, 09:43:46 PM »

Quote from: jackelope on April 04, 2009, 09:40:58 PM

in '05 we did the cruise thing and took a helicopter up and landed on it, then hiked around with crampons and stuff for a while. don't think we needed the crampons much where we were at, more for the touristy effect than anything else i think. i looked for some pics but they must be on the other pooter.

Feel free to post them here. I'd love to see them. Did you ride Up with Temsco Helicopter's?

jackelope · « **Reply #10 on:** April 04, 2009, 09:55:26 PM »

i'd love to post them but i can't figure out which computer we put them on. starting to think they are on a disc somewhere. i've been looking for them for a while now.
don't remember the name of the helicopter company, but we left from the airport and flew up, landed, wandered around, then took off again a couple hours later for some sightseeing and stuff. it was a cool afternoon.

dp1175 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 04, 2009, 10:40:11 PM »

i was there in sept of 08 and it looks like its changede quite a bit. i was up on a rock in a little inlet and there was a bear below me. the rangers freaked out and made everyone stay about 20 yards away. i went around a bend on a trail and he popped up on the trail. i thought it was cool some people freaked out. he had salmon on his mind that day not human.

logger · « **Reply #12 on:** April 04, 2009, 10:52:10 PM »

I was putting log rafts together on auk bay in 07, and have never been in rain that cold . the glaicer is a spectacuilar sight for sure.

Ironhead · « **Reply #13 on:** April 05, 2009, 02:42:31 PM »

I use to live on Mendenhall blvd in the 80's and between Thunder mountain and the glacier calving it was hard to sleep some nights. beautiful country

saylean · « **Reply #14 on:** April 05, 2009, 09:41:06 PM »

Im surprised there are still glaciers there...the media in the lower 48 would have us believe they were gone!

great pics.

huntnphool · « **Reply #15 on:** April 05, 2009, 10:15:17 PM »

My wife and I took a hike on it a couple years ago.

huntnphool · « **Reply #16 on:** April 05, 2009, 10:16:42 PM »

It really was amazing to see

huntnphool · « **Reply #17 on:** April 05, 2009, 10:17:34 PM »

The helicopter ride was a kick too

huntnphool · « **Reply #18 on:** April 05, 2009, 10:19:02 PM »

The water was as you can imagine, ice cold but tasty.

huntnphool · « **Reply #19 on:** April 05, 2009, 10:20:45 PM »

Some of the pools were very deep and yes there really is a blue tint to all of it.

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