Glacier Trek, Juneau - Alaska

Summer is a great time for visiting the glaciers around Juneau. Several tour operators can set you up with all the gear, and a helicopter ride to a tour camp on the glacier.

 

It's difficult to see how big the glaciers are. There are no trees or other artifacts to give  perspective. Look at the two pictures below. In the first, it appears there is a six or ten foot wall of ice behind the trekker.

In this next photo (a close up of the area behind the trekker) four tiny figures (trekkers already on the glacier) at the lower center lend a perspective to the true size.

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Juneau, Alaska Mendenhall glacier
Equipment for glacier trekking