We resumed our biannual summer school this year (after the Covid hiatus in 2020). As usual, it was great to have students from such a variety of backgrounds gather for ten days.
We were blessed with an incredibly beautiful day on the way from Fairbanks to McCarthy
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The Tanana River with the Alaska Range in the background
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| The Wrangell Mountains seen from the Richardson Hwy |
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| The obligatory stop at the Kuskulana Brige |
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Most of the summer school is class room work, but one day we do go out on the Root Glacier under the guidance of Mike Loso, the National Park glaciologist.
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| The highlight of the glacier excursion is an ice cave from a recently drained marginal lake |
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And another (shorter) excursion to the western margin of the Kennicott Glacier
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We found it! The legendary stump that was overridden by the glacier a long time ago ..
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The mighty Mt. Blackburn
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A view up Kennicott Glacier towards Donohue Mountain
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