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a person skiing by a glacial pool in Alaska
January 30, 2016

A Tranquil Trek

Gliding toward one of the hundreds of untouched mountainsides in the high backcountry of Denali National Park in Alaska, a climber skis past sapphire pools atop upper Ruth Glacier.

See more pictures from the February 2016 feature story "How Can 6 Million Acres at Denali Still Not Be Enough?"

Photograph by Aaron Huey

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