This is a picture of the massive glacier in the park. It is impossible to describe the scale of the glacier. A huge piece of it broke off in the middle of the night and woke us up. The following morning we set out on a long hike to the glacier. It was an amazing day. We ended the day by hiking back to the base of the mountain and taking the boat out. We spent the night at a small town on the way back to our hotel were everyone is stranded. We are having another meeting on Monday at 3 p.m. for an update. Everyone is VERY focused on getting to the Artic to get the race in as soon as possible. The only thing that is making things bearable is the quality of people who are assembled. The race director, Brent, has completed an amazing 150 marathons and ultramarathons (races up to and past 100 miles) around the world, including in the Arctic and Antarctic. He is a geography teacher and cross-country coach at a Junior High School in Wyoming. His positive attitude is helping us all deal with the gloomy news. We remain hopeful that it is wheels up on Tuesday. More later....
