A Day Around, On, & Under the Mendenhall, Juneau, AK, July 2011

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All I have to say is, “WOW.”

I’ve been to the face of the Mendenhall Glacier, but I’ve never been lucky enough to discover a glacier cave until now and I definitely understand why people get so excited about them.

It was amazingly bright no matter how far from the entrance you got. Light somehow found its way through the mass of ice above, which filtered out all but the blue light and gave an eerie glow everywhere you looked. I had a field day snapping photos and constructing makeshift camera platforms from rocks. These are the best in my opinion – enjoy!

Glacial melt.

Glacial melt.

Rain pool.

Rain pool.

Mountain stream.

Mountain stream.

Alternate route to the glacier.

Alternate route to the glacier.

Glacier up close.

Glacier up close.

Tip of the iceberg.

Tip of the iceberg.

Got the blues.

Got the blues.

Ice bridge and blue sky.

Ice bridge and blue sky.

Ascending.

Ascending.

Glacier layers. Both layers are ice, just one is dirty and one is not.

Glacier layers. Both layers are ice, just one is dirty and one is not.

Moonscape.

Moonscape.

Bluesy peaks.

Bluesy peaks.

Trekking across the ice.

Trekking across the ice.

Meltwater dripping from the ceiling.

Meltwater dripping from the ceiling.

Going down.

Going down.

The abyss.

The abyss.

Goodbye blue sky. Hello blue ice.

Goodbye blue sky. Hello blue ice.

It does stop eventually...

It does stop eventually...

Aurora borealis-like ice formations.

Aurora borealis-like ice formations.

Blue, blue, blue.

Blue, blue, blue.

The deepest blues are black.

The deepest blues are black.

Light at the end of the tunnel.

Light at the end of the tunnel.

Watch for falling rocks.

Watch for falling rocks.

Hanging on.

Hanging on.

Not a polar bear.

Not a polar bear.

Descending.

Descending.

Pink!

Pink!

Tricky.

Tricky.

Glacial melt.Rain pool.Mountain stream.Alternate route to the glacier.Glacier up close.Tip of the iceberg.Got the blues.Ice bridge and blue sky.Ascending.Glacier layers. Both layers are ice, just one is dirty and one is not.Moonscape.Bluesy peaks.Trekking across the ice.Meltwater dripping from the ceiling.Going down.The abyss.Goodbye blue sky. Hello blue ice.It does stop eventually...Aurora borealis-like ice formations.Blue, blue, blue.The deepest blues are black.Light at the end of the tunnel.Watch for falling rocks.Hanging on.Not a polar bear.Descending.Pink!Tricky.

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