Looking for something new and different, Tim Miller just picked this spot off the map. When we were skiing he said, "I thought we'd be able to make it about 4 miles up the creek." Well, we ended up making it over 12 miles up the creek to wher

Near where Gravel Creek flows into the Matanuska, these cool erosion patterns were formed in the gravel banks. It was just like being back in Utah. Except with better crust skiing.

Me trying to follow Tim Millers tracks across the creek. Almost hooked a tip in the water, but made it across. Photo: Tim Kelley

This moose didn't make it through the harsh winter.

We should thank the snowmobilers who had been here a week or two ago. Their tracks showed us the route and came in handy when the crust got punchy.

This was a neat ice falls in a side canyon.

We encountered many different types of snow conditions, but most of it was good crust skiing.

Classic skiing on skate skis and boots, without wax, in April? It worked very well in the narrow valley with cold snow. Photo: Tim Kelley

Breaking trail on the last few hundred yards to the glacier view.

Team photo at the Glacier

I looked on the maps, but couldn't find a name for this glacier.

It took us about 2.5 hours to ski in, and a little over an hour to ski out (plus a side trip to a nearby lake).

Tim crosses the Matanuska River at the end of the ski. The gap between the mountains in the upper left is Gravel Creek.

It was Easter, so we stopped by bible camp at the end of the ski.

V for Victory! You can see more of Tim Kelley's pics from the trip on his website.