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Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
06/12/2008
View of Donoho Peak (6,696 ft) and Root Glacier.
Tyson Gillard
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06/12/2008
View of Root Glacier from the Root Glacier Trail.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
06/12/2008
View of Root Glacier from the Root Glacier Trail.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
06/12/2008
Unidentified species (help us identify it by providing feedback).
Tyson Gillard
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06/12/2008
Beginning of the hike passes by the Kennecott Copper Mines National Historic Landmark.
Tyson Gillard
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06/12/2008
Rocks picked up from the ground at the Root Glacier Trail with a clear tracing of copper ore.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
06/12/2008
Unidentified species (help us identify it by providing feedback).
Tyson Gillard
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06/12/2008
Unidentified species (help us identify it by providing feedback).
Tyson Gillard
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06/12/2008
View of Donoho Peak (6,696 ft) and the Root Glacier at right.
Tyson Gillard
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06/12/2008
Plane tour flying over Kennicott Glacier.
Tyson Gillard
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06/12/2008
Jumbo Creek along the Root Glacier Trail.
Tyson Gillard
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06/12/2008
View north to Mount Blackburn (16,391 ft) and the Kennicott Glacier.
Tyson Gillard
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06/12/2008
View west to Fireweed Mountain (6,660 ft) from the Kennicott Glacier Lodge.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
06/12/2008
Early morning view of Mount Blackburn (16,391 ft) and the Kennicott Glacier.
Tyson Gillard
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06/12/2008
Kennicott Glacier Lodge.
Tyson Gillard
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06/12/2008
View of Kennicott Glacier and Mount Blackburn from the Kennicott Glacier Lodge porch.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
06/12/2008
Relaxing at Kennicott Glacier Lodge.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
06/12/2008
Old sign for the Kennicott-McCarthy Wilderness Guides.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
06/13/2008
View of Mount Blackburn (16,391 ft) and Kennecott Glacier at Kennecott Copper Mines National Historic Landmark.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
06/13/2008
View of the Concentration Mill at Kennecott Copper Mines National Historic Landmark.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
06/13/2008
Kennecott Copper Mines National Historic Landmark.