The Harding Ice Field

On Sunday, we all started off on a long hike to the Harding Ice Field.  It was quite the hike...  Zach and Steve decided turn back about halfway up.  But Karen, David and Nathan made it all the way to see the huge Harding Ice Field that feeds so many of Alaska's glaciers.

Annually the Harding Ice Field gets 100 feet of snow.  That snow compact and slides down the passes creating glaciers.

Nathan And David on the way up

The Exit glacier is draining down to the river you see in the lowest part of this picture.  Exit glacier is just off the picture at the lower right corner.

The exit glacier from the Rock Cliff. 

Following the trail up to the Harding Ice Field

Taking a well deserved look at the ice field

Karen overlooking the Harding Ice Field

Karen and Nathan on the edge of the edge of the ice field

The neighbors spotted on the way down