One learns that the world, though made, is yet being made.
That this is still the morning of creation.
– John Muir
Scenic flight around Katmai’s Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes on August 17, 2004!
– by Gerry Roach
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Mount Mageik’s northwest glacier |
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Three of Mount Mageik’s summits
The main summit is on the left |
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The north side of Mount Mageik’s main 7,150-foot summit |
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Mount Mageik’s crater lake, which is just east of the main summit |
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The active 6,150-foot Mount Martin from the south |
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Mount Griggs presiding over the upper reaches of the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
You can see Cerberus in the lower left, Falling in the center, Baked in the left center, and Broken in front of Griggs |
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6,115-foot Trident Volcano from the southeast
You can see the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes stretching west beyond Trident’s summit |
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The park’s namesake 6,715-foot Mount Katmai with its amazing crater lake seen from the southwest |
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Mount Griggs seen over Mount Katmai’s color-held crater lake |
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Mount Katmai’s many summits seen from the south
The main 6,715-foot summit is the large, shaded one in the center |
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Mount Katmai from the northwest
The main summit is left of center |
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Mount Griggs’ upper northeast slopes
Goodbye to our most excellent adventure |
Gerry took the above photos on August 17, 2004
