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Mendenhall Glacier (Tlingit: Áakʼw Tʼáak Sítʼ) is a glacier about 13.6 miles (21.9 km) long located in Mendenhall Valley, about 12 miles (19 km) from downtown Juneau in the southeast area of the U.S. state of Alaska. [2]
Mendenhall Valley, Juneau, Alaska. A Capital Transit System bus approaching the Mendenhall River bridge on Mendenhall Loop Road in December 2012. This bridge marks the farthest crossing upriver. The Mendenhall Valley (colloquially The Valley) [Lingít: Áakʼw Táak] is the drainage area of the Mendenhall River in the U.S. state of Alaska.
The Talkeetna Air Taxi office at Talkeetna Airport. Talkeetna Air Taxi, established in 1947 as Talkeetna Air Service, [2] is a Talkeetna, Alaska-based flight company. [1] It operates wheel-ski equipped bush planes, and is one of less than a half-dozen air services with a permit to land in Denali National Park.
The Mendenhall River in Juneau reached record levels over the weekend after a glacial-dammed lake outburst in Suicide Basin. Glacial flooding damages structures in Alaska's capital Skip to main ...
The Exit Glacier is especially notable for being a drive up glacier (similar to the Mendenhall Glacier of Juneau). A spur road off the Seward Highway leads to the only road accessible portion of the Kenai Fjords National Park. A system of hiking trails lead to the terminus of the glacier and up to the Harding Icefield itself. Although it is one ...
With some careful shopping, senior discounts, and ongoing cruise promotions, taking a trip for under $100 per night (including meals and drinks) is entirely possible. ... the pristine Glacier Bay ...
The forerunner to the Alaska Marine Highway was the Chilkoot Motorship Lines, [6] founded in 1948 by Haines residents Steve Homer and Ray Gelotte. [2] The company used a converted LCT-Mark VI landing craft, christened the MV Chilkoot. [1]
Mendenhall Lake is a proglacial lake in the Mendenhall Valley at the 1962 terminus of Mendenhall Glacier, three miles (4.8 km) north of the Juneau Airport in the Coast Mountains. It is the source of the short Mendenhall River. [1] The lake is included in the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area of the Tongass National Forest. [2]