You would think that you would see some evidence of whatever held up these rails, but I could find none. Did it all rot away?

On the inland side of the mountain there was a dam. A tunnel was drilled through the mountain and the water that came through ran through this wooden pipe to the power plant.

Some sections of the pipe are close to intact. Other sections are just a pile of rotting wood.

This valve is huge. It is marked on aviation navigation charts because it is easily identified from the air.

This plaque is on what appears to be an air compressor used during construction of the tunnel. The last patent is 1894.

From the top of the valve you can see the remains of the iron pipe that ran to the power plant. The water that comes through the tunnel now runs wild near, and sometimes under, the pipe.

This is a piece of the remaining iron pipe. It is aimed at the remains of the power plant.

The base of the power plant with McGinnis Mountain in the background. Power now comes from a larger and much more modern hydro-electric system in a valley closer to the city.

By mid June McGinnis Mountain was largely clear of snow, so I attempted to reach the summit.

The views from high up are pretty good.

There are multiple rows of islands between Juneau and the open Pacific.

This is as close as I got to the summit. I lost a lot of time working my way up an avalanche path to get above the tree line. It was very tiring to climb over all the fallen trees.

The valley across the glacier as once partially flooded for the early hydro-electric system.

There is a great view of the Mendenhall valley from McGinnis Mountain.

This is the main road into the Mendenhall valley near where I lived. A bike path runs the length of the road. VWs (and Subaru pickups) were popular.