rshillman Posted May 10, 2004 #1 Share Posted May 10, 2004 On a clear day...can you see the Mendenhall glacier from the mountaintop? How much time is needed to go to the top and back down? How late are they open (June 14th) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooked-on-travel Posted May 10, 2004 #2 Share Posted May 10, 2004 From the top of Mt. Roberts, there's a mountain between you and the glacier. But if you want a good view of the glacier the east loop trail from the glacier visitor's center was very good. But it takes 3-5 hours to hike it. But the whole route is nice (glacier/lake view, waterfalls, ...) The tram itself only takes a few minutes. The rest is however long you want to stay up there. In early Aug, we took the last tram down at 10pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinydancer21 Posted May 10, 2004 #3 Share Posted May 10, 2004 The Mendenhall glacier is in "the valley" and the tram up Mt. Roberts is downtown they are about a 20 minute drive apart, you can take a bus or a cab, I'm sure they have trasport to the glacier on the dock. 9/04 Pride Second Anniversary, First Honeymoon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budget Queen Posted May 11, 2004 #4 Share Posted May 11, 2004 A mentioned- no views of Mendenhall from Mt. Roberts. And actually only 2 full open areas on the East Loop trail with Mendenhall views now. Overgrown trees block most of the views. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srphnx Posted May 11, 2004 #5 Share Posted May 11, 2004 You can also rent a car inexpensively in Juneau, go to Mendenhal and St. Therese for under $35. Life is at it's best when your address floats <FONT color=red>Alaska</FONT> Diamond Princess 05/04 ~~ Mercury 06/02 Rhapsody o.t. Seas 05/98 ~~ Legend o.t. Seas 09/95 <FONT color=red>Mexican Riviera</FONT> Diamond Princess 12/04 Diamond Princess 11/04 ~~ Diamond Princess 04/04 Sea Princess 01/02 ~~ Vision o.t. Seas 04/02<FONT color=red> West Coast-Baja Mexico</FONT> Ecstacy 09/01 <FONT color=red>Eastern Carribean</FONT> Century 12/97 <FONT color=red>Western Carribean</FONT> Century 9/96 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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