Mendenhall Glacier View No. 2

On our way to a whale watching tour in Juneau, we stopped for about 10 minutes at the Brotherhood Bridge near the Mendenhall River to get our first glimpse of the Mendenhall Glacier. The Mendenhall River is a relatively short river, draining Mendenhall Lake at the base of the glacier, flowing into Fritz Cove downstream. The view from the scenic overlook area was gorgeous as you can see, with swaths of fading fireweed in the foreground. In the distance we saw paddlers in the river. A trail was nearby but we had no time for sleuthing down the trail so we had to be content with our views from here. I must say, I was more impressed with the glacier from this viewpoint than I was up close. And I have another viewpoint, eventually, from Auke Bay while on our tour boat.

I’m including a few links about the history of the Brotherhood Bridge:
+The Brotherhood Bridge over the Mendenhall River via AK DOT
+Brotherhood Bridge rededicated via the Juneau Empire