USA MacLaren Glacier ice cave
This is a hugh ice cave in the glacier tongue of the MacLaren Glacier in the Alaska Range. The bright blue ice is streaked with veins of stones, shimmering like gold.
Photography Tips
You're walking on slippery ground - Be careful!!!
Use a tripod with spikes and a wide angle lens.
HDR can be very useful.
Use a tripod with spikes and a wide angle lens.
HDR can be very useful.
Travel Information
The ice cave is only accessible in early spring. The Denali Highway is closed for cars. But the Maclaren River Lodge is opens in April and can be reached by snow machine or dogsled. From here it's a daytrip to the cave.
Spot Type
Outdoor
Crowd Factor
Nearly no other people
Best Timing
Daytime in spring
Sunrise & Sunset
10:23 - 15:09
| current local time: 10:04
Photo Themes
adventure
cold
Frozen
glacier
ice
ice cave
nature
winter
Locations
Alaska
Alaska Range
Maclaren Glacier
Maclaren River
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