The Glacier

We made it to Talkeetna and the glacier landing.  Mom came through like a trooper and had a great time.
I didn't expect to get so high and close to the mountains as we did.  The pilot did a good job of navigating around peaks and next to mountain tops. He was a wealth of information too.  The glacier landing came towards the end of the flight and there were already several planes there, including one couple who flew in for a picnic!

There were close to 300 people on the mountain, so I overheard.  We saw tracks and lines of climbers all around the mountains including tents and sleds to pull their gear.  The weather was clear and the sun was bright.  It was actually hot walking around on the glacier!  We flew over the Princess McKinley Lodge on the way back and landed 7 minutes later.  But it took an hour by bus to get back.  I can see why there are so many private airplanes here.  Tomorrow we leave for Denali in the search for a moose photo by mom.