Knik Glacier Trip - May 2011

We made our annual 4-wheeler trip to the Knik Glacier on May 14. It was a nice day, but somewhat windy. As we neared the glacier it got colder and the wind became a factor. You can see many dust swirls in some of the glacier pictures. The glacier dust is finer than sand. That is one of the reasons I wear my helmet with a visor. If you breathe in too much glacier dust it causes respiratory problems. I learned that lesson on our first trip. I did not have a face mask or goggles that first year. I suffered from a double dose of dust when the volcano was erupting and the volcanic ash came up the Knik River valley.

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PANORAMA VIEW OF THE KNIK GLACIER

NOTE DOUG'S FACE - HE DID NOT HAVE A FULL VISOR
- AND WE STILL HAD TO MAKE THE TRIP BACK IN THE DUST!

LUNCH BY THE GLACIER
YOU CAN SEE A RAVEN IN THE PICTURE FLYING OVER THE GLACIER

TWO OF THE GUYS WHO WERE LEADING THE WAY FOUND A BIT OF A DEEP SPOT. THE YELLOW DRY BAG WHICH YOU SEE ON THE SHORE ACTUALLY FLOATED OUT OF THE FOUR WHEELER AND HAD TO BE RETRIEVED.

GETTING STUCK FOR THE SECOND TIME! (YEP - SAME GUYS). WE WERE GLAD THEY WERE LEADING SO WE KNEW WHERE NOT TO GO!

THESE PICTURES ARE NOT ZOOMED IN.
WE WERE STANDING 25' AWAY IN THESE SHOTS.

THE VIEW AS WE LEFT THE GLACIER