Along with twelve others, I feel very lucky to have traversed the icefield from Tustumena Lake to Exit Glacier in July, 1988. Only 8 days and when we got to the bottom of the trail as our exit point, we were pretty smelly. A busload of retired teachers from New Jersey had a plethora of questions. We explained that even a short two-hour excursion up the trail would make an experience they would never forget. I don't think any of them had the chance to go.