Taken from about 2 miles away from the face of the glacier in a completely overcast day. The face of the glacier used to be where I took the shot from about 60 years back. It has been retreating fast over the last few decades…

A majestic cruise ship pulling out of Juneau in Gastineau channel late in the evening…

Went from the airport straight to the Mendenhall glacier.

The two girls decided to get off the paved trail and rough it out…

I have run by it, I have hiked up the trail to the top and beyond, Sharmila, Niki and I have visited this before. Natasha was the only one left… so, this time we made a full family trip there. Together, we have made it to Multnomah Falls about 5 times.

Incidentally, if you magnify the image, you can see all the three girls on the left edge of the bridge looking into the camera!!

Taken from over 50 miles (80km) away. The cloud above remained there for a long time creating an impression that smoke was billowing out of the peak. If you carefully notice to the left edge, those two peaks would be South Sister and Mt. Bachelor.

These girls do at times – and I mean only at times – have fun with each other!!!

Pretty impressed with how long the girls lasted. Nikita wanted to go further but the rest were tired enough that we turned around…
[Sharmila, Natasha]