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Nugget Creek Cabin and Trail is now open!
The Nugget Creek cabin and trail are now open. However, please use caution when using this area, as a sow and two cubs have been active nearby.
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Did You Know?
![Iceworms exist in Alaskan glaciers Iceworms exist in Alaskan glaciers](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120924192754im_/http://www.nps.gov/akr/images/WRST_iceworm1.jpg)
No hoax, iceworms do exist. These small, threadlike, segmented black worms, usually less than one inch long, thrive in temperatures just above freezing. Observers as far back as the 1880’s reported the tiny worms on the surface of glaciers. When sunlight strikes, ice worms burrow into the ice.