Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center (Juneau, Alaska)

USA / Alaska / Juneau / Juneau, Alaska / Glacier Spur Rd
 car park, tourist attraction
There is a very nice tourist facility here, with lots of information. There are trails to go hiking around the lake and to get closer to the glacier.

The US Forest Service administers the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center as part of Tongass National Forest.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendenhall_Glacier
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Coordinates:   58°24'59"N   134°32'47"W

Comments

  • My first sighting of a glacier, Sep91, was truly a magnificient sight.
  • Maybe it's a bit de rigueur to say, but when this glacier begins to deracinate, then it's going to dement our brains.
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