Exploring the Earth and Sky of the West

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska

  • Kennecott, Alaska.
  • Kennecott, Alaska.
  • Exploring the Root Glacier, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, Alaska
  • The Root Glacier, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska
  • Meander in a meltwater channel, Root Glacier, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska
  • The Root Glacier, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska
  • The Root Glacier, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska
  • Patterns of sediment in the ice, Root Glacier, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska
  • Clusters of fireweed overlooking the Kennicott Glacier, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, Alaska
  • The interior of the Kennecott Power Plant, with massive boilers used to produce electricity and steam heat for the mines and town residents.
  • Old mining buildings in Kennecott cling to the slopes above the debris-covered Kennicott Glacier, which originates on the slopes of Mt. Blackburn, seen in the background.