Byron Glacier hike

Today Scott, Jilene and I hiked to the Byron Glacier. Byron Glacier is about an hour away from Anchorage, to the south, just before Whittier. It was a very easy trail which followed Byron Creek.

We saw a bunch of moose poop along the way, and I noticed some animal tracks near the creek bed, but other than one bird, we didn't see any wildlife.

It got cooler as we approached the glacier, especially when the wind picked up. We couldn't get as close as I was hoping, as there is an avalanche snowfield there that cuts the way. You can proceed through the snowfield, but Byron Creek runs underneath it, and you need to be really careful where you step, as you don't want to end up in the creek.

According to my hiking book: "Byron Glacier, visible in the twisting canyon upstream, is a hanging glacier... Ahead , the creek pours out of a massive snowfield, a permanent feature built up of the hardened avalanche snow of many previous winters. If you want to wander out onto the snowfield, do so with cation, staying well clear of fissures and the ceiling of the stream-cut cavern; they're potentially very dangerous, as are occasional avalanches into the Byron valley as late as early June".

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Next weekend's trip is an overnight trip to check out the Matanuska Glacier. From what I understand, we can actually hike on it!!