This is
the one which I find most stunning because it most graphically illustrates the
extreme nature of the country. Here you see more of the Kennicott Glacier, which
is covered with detritus that has given the appearance to some of mining
tailings, which they are not. You can also see Root Glacier--nearly solid
white-- intersecting the Kennicott Glacier. At the head of Root Glacier is the
famous "icefall stairway." At approximately the point where you see the ridge
dropping steeply into the Root Glacier was the Erie Mine. It was built on a
steep slope approximately 1200 feet above the glacier. (Click for larger
image).
