Matanuska Glacier

Meh... not impressed.


A little closer, still not impressed


Now we're getting somewhere. It's cool when you realise that there is ice underneath the rocks (lots o' rocks, no dirt)


These warnings don't scare me!
They must be ignored!!!


Nice, but I'm still not there.

Now I'm impressed, but I want more.

Oh yeah!


Matanuska Glacier is the largest glacier that you can drive to in North America. When I first saw it, I was not impressed, as there is a great field of “mud” next to it. But I learned that the ground underneath is a submerged part of the glacier. (I have no idea the state of this glacier as to global warming, though several people have told me that several of the glaciers in the area have obviously receded in the past 20 years). But the closer I got, the more impressive and massive it was. For $15 (someone had the foresight to homestead the glacier access point) you can drive up to it, and in about a mile, you can walk out onto the glacier (after signing a release form admitting that part of the thrill of walking on the glacier is disobeying the rules in order to feel the thrill of danger).