Root Glacier Trail - Kennicott Alaska

by Jan Mulherin

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Root Glacier Trail - Kennicott Alaska

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Jan Mulherin

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Photograph - Digital Photography-enhanced

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While in Kennicott, Alaska, my husband and I took a hike out onto the Root Glacier. The hike started at the Kennicott Glacier Lodge, and we hiked along the side of the Kennicott Glacier and right onto the Root Glacier. The Kennicott Glacier is the area that looks like sand. The Root Glacier is the large section of ice on the right side of the image. The snow covered mountain on the left is Mount Blackburn. I can't express how beautiful of a hike this was. We were so glad we went into Kennicott and Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.

Kennicott Glacier is a glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It trends southeast 43 km (27 mi) from Mount Blackburn to its terminus at the head of the Kennicott River in the Wrangell Mountains. It is located in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park near the small town of McCarthy, Alaska and the historic ghost town of Kennecott, Alaska.

The main street in Kennicott turns into a well-maintained, 4-mile-long hiking trail just outside of town. This trail winds alongside the Kennicott and Root Glaciers, and hiking it is a great opportunity to experience the grandeur of the Wrangell Mountains and see more of the valley. It's a great starting point, whether you have only a few hours or are planning a multi-day glacier and mountain adventure. You will be rewarded throughout the hike with great mountain and glacier views, and have the chance to spot bears cruising on the lateral moraine below you. For an easy hike, head to Jumbo Creek; it's an easy three-mile round-trip from Kennicott and is a good destination for relaxing. The turnoff to the toe of the Root Glacier is about 15 minutes past Jumbo Creek and clearly marked. You can also pass the glacier turn-off trail and continue hiking all the way "around the bend" of the Root Glacier to get an up-close look at the Stairway Icefall that spills 6,000 feet off Mt. Regal. Along the way you'll get great views down onto the Root Glacier, where you can see and hear bizarre glacial features.

http://www.alaska.org/detail/root-glacier-trail

This image has been featured in the following Fine Art America Groups:

Pure Nature Photography: November 9, 2018
AAA Images: November 10, 2018
Photographic Art: November 10, 2018
Amazing Landscapes: November 11, 2018
Everyday Wonders: November 13, 2018
Ladies Club: November 13, 2018
Snow-Ice-Frost Including Mountain Tops: November 14, 2018
Beauty: November 20, 2018
10 Plus: November 22, 2018
Travel Art: November 26, 2018
Five Star Artist: November 28, 2018
Camera Art: December 4, 2018
Alaska in Photographs: December 30, 2018


The keywords associated with this image are root, Kennecott, Kennicott, glacier, nature, outdoors, trail, hiking, Alaska, Wrangell, St. Elias, mountains, national, park, and Jan Mulherin.

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November 6th, 2018

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