After a long hike, skis and poles sit near the top, overlooking a vast glacial valley below Snowbird Glacier in the Hatcher Pass area of the Talkeetna

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After a long hike, skis and poles sit near the top, overlooking a vast glacial valley below Snowbird Glacier in the Hatcher Pass area of the Talkeetna Mountains, Alaska.

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Location: Matanuska Glacier
Photo credit: © David Crane / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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