Leg_12_.28Japan_.E2.86.92_United_States.29 The_Amazing_Race_23



in juneau icefield, teams traversed norris glacier (pictured taku glacier) next clue.


airdate: december 8, 2013



shinjuku (shinjuku central park)
tokyo (narita international airport) juneau, alaska, usa (juneau international airport)
douglas island (douglas harbor) (grizzly bar)
taku inlet (norris glacier)
( marked island )
juneau (blueberry hills trailhead)
juneau (end of north douglas highway – outer point trail)

in final roadblock of race, 1 team member rode in bush plane in supply drop exercise. flying @ 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) @ least 150 feet (46 m) above ground, must drop bag of flour onto target on ground. once hit target, received next clue.



additional tasks


after roadblock, teams took helicopter norris glacier picked mountain guide them reach face of glacier, crossing crevasse , going through ice tunnel along way. had use pickaxe dig out next clue frozen inside glacier amongst several false clues.
after finding clue in glacier, teams paddled on kayaks marked island in hoonah held next clue.
after picking clue @ marked island in hoonah, teams took helicopter douglas.
at blueberry hills trailhead, teams had put wall of totem poles spelled out names of currencies used in countries visited in proper order:




once had right order, given final clue.







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