Alaska, Juneau, Mendenhall Glacier
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- Distance
- 4.98 mi
- Elevation gain
- 768 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 768 ft
- Max elevation
- 2,115 ft
- TrailRank
- 53
- Min elevation
- 2,115 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 4 hours 21 minutes
- Coordinates
- 329
- Uploaded
- July 26, 2015
- Recorded
- July 2015
near Mendenhaven, Alaska (United States)
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(Alaska) Route on 07/15/2015; 9 km; +250-250; 4.5 hours. Excursion organizes with the following itinerary: Juneau, Adventure Trail, Mendenhall Lake and Mendehall Glacier. Output type: round trip to the same point; Difficulty: Moderate.
The boat sailed at night and in the morning we are already in Juneau. It is the capital of the state of Alaska and one of the only two US state capitals that can not be reached by road, the other is Honolulu. The only means are the plane or the ship. The name comes from the miner Joseph Juneau, who arrived at the place when gold was discovered in 1881. The place was already inhabited by the Tlingit, an indigenous race with rich artistic traditions that worked well on fabric and wood. The city passes, making meanders, the Mendenhall River. The taxi took us to the highest part of the river where there is the Mendenhall Lake, which is the lake where it drains far beyond, on the north side, the glacier to which we want to go.
We started to walk along a plain track while it rained. The trees protect us but not too much, since it's been raining for a long time. The trail is full of water basins and the forest is full of moss, which informs us that we are in a rainy territory. The atmosphere is magical and a bit mysterious.
Like yesterday, lots of water and bridges. On our trip we go to the south and we are moving away from Anchorage, where they spent the first days doing the trips on the Kenai peninsula. To the south of Ancorage there is a large well-known bay with the name of Prince William Sound. Now it is far away, but there are several islands, some larger and smaller ones, which dot the space: Hinchinbrook, Hawkings, Montague, Latouche, Chenega, Knigth ... In the seventh Southeast is the city of Cordova, who received the name in 1790 by the Spanish explorer Salvador Fidalgo and in honor of his admiral Luis de Córdoba ...
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(Alaska) Route on 07/15/2015; 9 km; +250-250; 4.5 hours. Excursion organizes with the following itinerary: Juneau, Adventure Trail, Mendenhall Lake and Mendehall Glacier. Output type: round trip to the same point; Difficulty: Moderate.
The boat sailed at night and in the morning we are already in Juneau. It is the capital of the state of Alaska and one of the only two US state capitals that can not be reached by road, the other is Honolulu. The only means are the plane or the ship. The name comes from the miner Joseph Juneau, who arrived at the place when gold was discovered in 1881. The place was already inhabited by the Tlingit, an indigenous race with rich artistic traditions that worked well on fabric and wood. The city passes, making meanders, the Mendenhall River. The taxi took us to the highest part of the river where there is the Mendenhall Lake, which is the lake where it drains far beyond, on the north side, the glacier to which we want to go.
We started to walk along a plain track while it rained. The trees protect us but not too much, since it's been raining for a long time. The trail is full of water basins and the forest is full of moss, which informs us that we are in a rainy territory. The atmosphere is magical and a bit mysterious.
Like yesterday, lots of water and bridges. On our trip we go to the south and we are moving away from Anchorage, where they spent the first days doing the trips on the Kenai peninsula. To the south of Ancorage there is a large well-known bay with the name of Prince William Sound. Now it is far away, but there are several islands, some larger and smaller ones, which dot the space: Hinchinbrook, Hawkings, Montague, Latouche, Chenega, Knigth ... In the seventh Southeast is the city of Cordova, who received the name in 1790 by the Spanish explorer Salvador Fidalgo and in honor of his admiral Luis de Córdoba ...
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