That's Peggy, Kara, Rebecca, Johnny O, Reni, and Jim, plus their guide, catchin' a wave on the Nenana. Scroll down past the picture to continue the itinerary. Glacier Left Denali area for points south. By late afternoon, arrived at Matanuska Glacier. Discussed glacial geology, and observed terminal, lateral, and medial moraines, cirques, till, and the succession of plant communities on older morainal ridges.
Students bravely trek out onto the ice to explore the glacier up-close.
Johnny O takes a dip in an ice-water pool, and the hikers see ice caves, meltwater streams, and listen to the grinding sound of the rocks and pebbles moving beneath the ice. By early evening, returned to Palmer to spend the night at a private residence there. Alecia finds herself in a sticky situation. UWW students clambering across Matanuska Glacier.