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More sun! We are on a streak with a total of 2 consecutive days of sunshine and warm temperatures, and man have I been waiting for this. Seward has a few world class trails but they just aren't safe or worth the climb without being able to see the views (or cliffs and crevasses). Harding Ice Field is like that. It is about the most awesome place to walk, almost surrealistic opening your mind to imagining ice ages and ancient times. It also sadly, confirms global warming with the amount of recession taking place. A matter of fact from all the rain lately, and the continuous currents of glacier melt the road is flooded (several inches of fast moving water on the pavement). It's mind blowing to see the extent the glacier once reached with the year posts on the side of the road. 100 years ago is more that a mile from the visitors center. I know because we had to park the car and walk in over the running water to reach the Harding Ice Field Trail. The past 10 years of melting are extremely noticeable. It seems like yesterday when I'd take the girls to play in the black rock kettle pools in the washout plain. Now they are at least a half mile from the glacier toe. We passed many people coming down as we were traveling up. Bob, Ann and Jon Kingsland (way tough, totally fun and fast 12 year old) came along. The view is so beautiful. Definitely worth missing dinner.
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