Glacier Girl

Once upon a time, I was a big fat hippie and spent summers volunteering with the Student Conservation Association. The summer of 1997, I worked as a naturalist at the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska. I wore a “pickle suit,” rode my bike everywhere, and drank a lot of Alaskan Amber.

Now, I’m a total sell-out, but I still have the bracelet I bought that summer depicting the legend of the Raven and the Sun. When I wear it, I fondly remember my northern adventures with the Glacier Girls (and Boys).


Blazer, vintage. Blouse, Forever 21. Skirt, Talbot’s (thrifted). Pumps, Oh Deer! Tassel, Epcot Morocco. Arrowhead pendants, thrifted. Bracelet, G Chilton.




Photos by Beefy Muchacho


Our 1997 crew, as drawn by Shawn R.