Alaskan Cruise - Juneau Mendenhall Glacier Slide Show

Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau, Alaska

Just arrived at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitors Center.

Looking across Mendenhall Lake to the glacier. It is one of 38 glaciers that originate in the Juneau Ice Field.

The Juneau Ice Field, where the Mendenhall Glacier originates, covers an area of about 3,850 sq km (1,500 sq miles).

The glacier is about 21 km (13 miles) long from the Juneau Ice Field to Mendenhall Lake.

Towards the right of this picture you can see Nugget Falls or Mendenhall Glacier Falls.

The Nugget Falls comprises two tiers; one 30 meters (99 feet) high, the other 85 meters (278 feet) high.

The source of the falls is Nugget Creek, which is fed from the Nugget Glacier. The falls feed into Mendenhall Lake which itself drains into the Inside Passage.

Here is a series of pictures of the area around the glacier.

Lupins (Lupines) growing wild.

Resembling pine cones, the Northern Ground Cone (Boschniakia Rossica) has little or no chlorophyll, so cannot synthesize carbohydrates. It is parasitic, and obtains nutrition from other living plants.

Just arrived at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitors Center.

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