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Backpacking: Huge glaciers, icebergs, towering cliffs |
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| Prices: |
3 Days: $1,155 per person for 2 people, $990 per person for 3+ people |
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2008 Alaska Backpacking |
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Blackburn
Basin
Glacier Hiking The Fosse Donoho Lakes Hidden Valley Traverse Nikolai Ridge Root Glacier Overnighter Chitistone Valley Skolai Wolverine Wolverine to Skolai The Goat Trail Nizina Glacier Glacier Creek Chugach Mountains Iceberg Lake Tana Glacier Traverse Fan Glacier Bremner Glacier Traverse Outer Areas Twaharpies Traverse Chisana Gold Rush! Tonsina Plateau Traverse |
| Stats: | Total Distance: 12 - 20 miles | |||||
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Nizina Glacier is one of the major headwaters of
the mighty Copper River, and when you see this area you'll see why
it has such a grand reputation! A breathtaking flight from McCarthy
takes us past the dramatic Mile High Cliffs, named for their vertical
mile of relief, and down to a gravel airstrip by the river.
Hiking options abound, from exploring the river bed and surrounding waterfalls and cliffs, to heading up the rough end-moraine of the glacier. When you leave this place you'll have an intuitive understanding of how glaciers and rivers carve some of the most awe-inspiring terrain on the planet!! |
 The Mile High Cliffs along the Nizina River, seen from the air on the way to the airstrip |
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