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Taken from a flightseeing plane over Denali National Park and Preserve, this image highlights the glacier’s sculpted surface, dark, jagged ice, and rock framed by fresh snow. Small turquoise meltwater pools punctuate the crevassed terrain, revealing the season’s thaw and the glacier’s constant motion. Seeing these intricate patterns from above was a powerful reminder of the scale and complexity of Alaska’s protected public lands.