The Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
and family at WORTHINGTON GLACIER
August 10, 2009

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The goal of the two RV Gypsies was to reach the ice cave (the black hole to the left of the glacier in photos below). The sign states that the glacier is unstable. The lady who works in the visitor center also said that the ice cave was very unstable and we must NOT enter the ice cave. However, she did not say that we should not be on the glacier. But the two RV Gypsies soon discovered that the entire glacier was unstable, and are NOT recommending that anyone walk on glaciers without an experienced, professional guide.

Below: Starting up the glacier. Even the dirt/rocky part is part of the actual glacier, with lots of ice below them.



Below: This was a much steeper climb than it looked, so a rest stop was in order.


Below: Looking off to the side of the glacier at the beautiful scenery


Below The little red spot (in front of the lake in the photos below) is a person. That shows how high up Kristen has climbed on Worthington Glacier, and then Kristen climbed even higher.




Finally - the ice cave! There were loud sounds coming from inside the cave, from the ice melting and caving, unless really stupid people are inside the cave, despite the warning.




Below: Looking down at the lake - the green spot is the roof of the visitor center

Below: Lots of deep crevices in the glacier. Everyone had to watch where they stepped.



Below: Time to go down - it was decided to try a different way down that they hoped would be easier than the way up, but it was not.



At first the new trail seemed to go up, not down, but eventually the trail came out by the visitor center. Karen Duquette thought the down trail was easier, but everyone else thought the up trail was the easier of the two trails. (If you want to call climbing over big boulders a trail)

Below: Now that they are down off the glacier and in a different spot from the trail they started up on, they saw a sign that the trail was closed and that it was steep, primitive and difficult. (The lady at the visitor center did NOT tell them that.) They had started the climb up from down by the lake, not from this point and that is why they did not see the sign.

Below: A sign and shovel outside the visitor's center