indeed. We took a walk of about 2 miles each way, to the Matanuska Glacier. This chunk of ice is about 2 miles wide at the narrowist spot and 27 miles long. It was quite a feeling standing on something that old. We now know where the term ice blue comes from
. This glacier is the one, that is the closest you can drive too in the USA ( it is still quite a hike to the face). Walking on the ice was different than walking on "regular" ice. There is absolutly no give to it....it is just plain hard. After that trek, we drove to a Musk Ox farm, where they raise about 60 animals. They are a member of the goat and sheep family...hard to imagine this 900# animal being related to them. The largest wild herds are found in Canada's far north. A very interesting creature indeed. Keep checking the web album as I try to update it with more pictures each time I do this blog.http://picasaweb.oogle.com/192950A
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