Mentasta Mountains, Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve- family backpack

SEAlpine

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Beautiful and greatly varied three day -23 mile backpack loop in the Mentasta Mountains, Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Plus a couple bonus pics from the Nutzotin Mountains.

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Kids are happy to be into the alpine and to have left most of the mosquitos behind them.

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Camp 1.

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Making our way up to the pass.

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Caribou skull

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Glassing the mountains for Dall Sheep

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Caribou antler shed

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Wet and tired dog.

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Camp 2. Fresh dusting of snow in mid-July!

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Old Monarch who didn't survive the winter, Nutzotin Mountains.

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Glassing for Dall Sheep, Nutzotin Mountains.
 

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hikeer

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Nice pictures! Thanks for the report.
 
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