photos:2000:Alaska:Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park












The park entrance sign Panorama of the big mountains in the Park Mount Blackburn (16,390 ft.) Mount Wrangell (14,163 ft.)












Mount Sanford (16,237 ft.) Mount Drum (12,010 ft.) Our bush plane at Chitina airstrip Just airborne and headed into the park












Flying over the massive Chitina River It's a vast wilderness below! In the distance is M..merica at 18,008 ft. The Bonanza copper m..ariously on a ridge.












Root Glacier from the air Looking out at the K..rom Kennicott Lodge. The abandoned Kennic..per mining buildings From a distance the ..and you see the ice.












Ice climbers play on Root Glacier. Peering over the edge into a crevasse From the plane the g..e it's anything but. A hidden stream on the glacier itself!












Looking out over the..cott where we stayed A pretty blue stream..g underneath the ice Looking up towards t..the Stairway Icefall An unbelievably-colo..he glacier's surface












Didn't expect to see..sheep in the center. Our beds in the cabin at Kennicott The kitchen with pum.. and no electricity. The bath house with ..shower and the privy












The "road" down the ..bin to "main street" Overlooking main str..icott Glacier behind Downtown McCarthy Looking back at Kenn..he McCarthy airstrip












Wondrous views along the Glenn Highway The Chugach Mountains The beautiful Chugach The drive back to An... Elias is gorgeous!