On our flight from McCarthy back to Nabesna, due to weather, we were not able to fly the most direct route back. Instead, the pilot had to take us back directly over the route we had just walked and packrafted! We got to document the route from the air.
The route:
Kennicott from the strip:
Note: I reordered the photos to reflect our hike not the flight:
Nabesna:
The Jack River flowing into the Nabesna River:
Note the spot where the Nabesna River is cutting through the trees and emptying into the Jack River
The confluence of the Nabesna River and Cooper Creek:
Cooper Creek:
The lakes in Cooper Pass (we did not go this way):
Notch Creek:
The confluence of Notch Creek and the Chisana River:
The Chisana River
Chisana - the big strip is on the left; we never went to the strip on the right; Geohenda Creek flows in from the right
The Chisana Glacier:
Geohenda Creek in the distance; Bow Creek in the foreground
The S.C. at the confluence of Powell and Geohenda Creeks:
Where we exited Geohenda Creek:
Solo Mountain Pass:
Solo Mountain (the cabin is barely visible):
Solo Mountain (the cabin is barely visible):
Solo Mountain Pass:
The White River (looking downstream):
Russell Glacier:
The first lake in Skolai Pass:
Where we entered the second lake (Skolai Lake):
The outlet stream of Skolai Lake:
Looking down the Skolai River:
The Goat Trail:
The Chitistone River (we camped on the plateau on the left above where the forks meet):
A recent landslide (20 - 30 years old)
The confluence of Glacier Creek and Chitistone River:
The confluence of the Chitistone and Nizina Rivers:
Notice how braided the Chitistone gets when it enters the Nizina:
Looking up the Nizina River to the Nizina Glacier:
Kennicott and the Kennicott and Root Glaciers:
