Glacier Hike

June 2,
Juneau
This was one of the best excursions ever. Jessie and I hiked on Mendenhall glacier near Juneau. Mendenhall was the government official that surveyed the land between Canada and Alaska in the early 1890s.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r10/tongass/districts/mendenhall/faq.html Us with one of the guides and another passenger.
We had a 30 minute magnificent helicopter ride before settling on the glacier (above).
It was surreal. So foreign it's like walking on the moon. Don't you think this is where they should have filmed some of those old Star Trek episodes?
Our tour guides took us on a two hour walk. With every step, ice crunches under your feet.
We chose not to do this more strenuous hike...
North Star Trekking: http://www.northstartrekking.com/content/ provided jackets, boots and leggings. The clamp-ons made it possible to walk.
Jessie and I drank water straight from a glacier stream. The water is so good! It's pure because it is filtered by the glacier.