Mendenhall Glacier Valley snow

Tim Elston · Postby **Tim Elston** » March 3rd, 2009, 9:07 pm

I live on the last street before the Mendenhall Glacier in the Tongass National Wilderness. We had 75.2 inches of now in January, but it has melted off quite a bit.

My front yard. I usually am gone before it gets light enough to take a picture, but the days are getting longer, and I didn't take the bus this morning so was at the house a little later.

This is the road I walk down most mornings to catch the bus. A side slope of Thunder Mountain is directly ahead.

jinjer · Postby **jinjer** » March 4th, 2009, 4:03 am

I loved Mendenhall Glacier. That was one of the highlights of my trip. I can't believe we were so close to where you live and didn't know it. I will post a few of our pics on the glacier this afternoon. Thanks for sharing, I LOVE Alaska!!!

Jinjer

KBevangelist · Postby **KBevangelist** » March 4th, 2009, 5:26 am

Those are great!

Tim Elston · Postby **Tim Elston** » March 4th, 2009, 6:00 am

jinjer wrote:I loved Mendenhall Glacier. That was one of the highlights of my trip. I can't believe we were so close to where you live and didn't know it. I will post a few of our pics on the glacier this afternoon. Thanks for sharing, I LOVE Alaska!!!

When did you travel through, Jinjer? I moved to Juneau last March and then to my current location next to the Glacier on July 1. I would have loved to see you.

jinjer · Postby **jinjer** » March 4th, 2009, 12:11 pm

We were in Alaska the 1st two weeks of July. I don't remember the exact day I was in Mendenhall, probably about July 2nd or 3rd. I was in Skagway July 4th. I so want to go back!!!! I loved it there.

Jinjer

Linda · Postby **Linda** » March 4th, 2009, 7:35 pm

Tim, what beautiful pics! Thanks for sharing.

Tim Elston · Postby **Tim Elston** » April 2nd, 2009, 6:14 am

As of yesterday, Juneau has had the fourth snowiest winter on record, one half-inch shy of the third snowiest. We had 175 inches this year at the airport, which means quite a bit more than that where I live. I've never had to shovel so much snow in my life. I'm ready for spring and some glorious, sunshiny days.

When I moved here last spring, they said to get out and enjoy the spring and summer because the winters were long. I took summer and spring for granted last year. Not this year, I can promise you that!

Legacy · Postby **Legacy** » April 2nd, 2009, 8:48 am

Wow! That's a lot of snow! You could have sent a few feet of that to southern Missouri a few months ago

You can have all of it now. I'm ready for spring.

Carlene Prince · Postby **Carlene Prince** » April 2nd, 2009, 11:35 am

WOW those are some great pictures.
I have always wanted to come to Alaska---maybe some day.

RamboPreacher · Postby **RamboPreacher** » April 2nd, 2009, 12:07 pm

mmmm...
love the snow..
almost makes me wnat to move
almost.
but as much as I love the snow, I like having all 4 seasons.

Tracy · Postby **Tracy** » April 2nd, 2009, 2:22 pm

What beautiful pictures!

MacUser · Postby **MacUser** » April 3rd, 2009, 3:20 am

It is absolutely beautiful Tim.. but I can relate with you on the warmer weather and just couldn't handle it.

Unless your Governor lived next door. :lol:

Paully_44 · Postby **Paully_44** » April 3rd, 2009, 3:52 am

Gonna post a pic after the snow all melts (or does it all melt) to give us a good comparison?

our ski resorts around here have some good amounts as well, between 130-180".

Even with all that snow in our mtns, the experts are telling us to conserve water to avoid a drought in the summer...............really?

Tim Elston · Postby **Tim Elston** » April 3rd, 2009, 6:09 am

Paully_44 wrote:Gonna post a pic after the snow all melts (or does it all melt) to give us a good comparison?

I will try to remember to do that, Paully. I'm hoping it will be all melted off by May.

Paully_44 wrote:our ski resorts around here have some good amounts as well, between 130-180".

It would be interesting to know how much snow fell a few miles north where the glacier forms. That's up in the mountains; we're at sea level here.

Paully_44 wrote:Even with all that snow in our mtns, the experts are telling us to conserve water to avoid a drought in the summer...............really?

Wow, that's wild. It's hard to imagine drought in the Cascades.

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