Kaia with Mendenhall in the Distance

Mendenhall Glacier Hike

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July 18th 2010
Geo: 59.2367, -135.437(Sean here.) By far the best hike of the trip was the West Glacier trail at the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau. We started with limited time as we had a 2pm appointment at the ferry terminal to depart for Petersburg, but knew we had to get Kaia some exercise before locking her on the car deck for most of the next 24 hours (ferry life is an interesting piece in and of itself ... read more

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