Aug 15,
This morning after I took a few pictures of the fog on and around the mountains by our RV site and took a quick trip to the Seward Internet Café to check our emails and to have hot drinks, Steve and I headed out for Portage where we took the Portage Glacier Tour on Portage Lake, a lake colored milky blue from the glacial silt. The wind blew blustery so we bundled up and headed out. They offer a nice, warm ride downstairs in the boat. Passengers can opt to stand up on the deck to get the best view. We stood on the deck.
Today we saw Byron, Portage, Burns, and Shakespeare Glaciers. ( Don’t you just love the name of the last one!) Alaska has 100,000 glaciers and the Ghugach National Forest where we were, has 10,000! We learned that the Chugach National Forest is the United States second largest national forest. The Tongas, also in Alaska, is the biggest. Boy, this state is vast.
Our landscapes were surreal. At times, the sun peered out; at times, it rained. The clouds hung lower than the mountains and sort of caressed them. Clouds appeared to be necklaces around the necks of the mountains. What an effect.
After our cruise, we drove back up through Anchorage. We drove through Wasilla, too, but we never did see Ms. Palin. She must be busy.
Tonight we are staying at Trapper Creek which is almost to Parks Highway. Right now, the sun is shining, but tomorrow is supposed to be cloudy. Tomorrow our plan was to go to Denali to see Mount McKinley. My dad used to quote poetry. One of the lines he was fond of quoting was, "Into each life some rain must fall." That’s true. Just wish it wouldn’t rain on our day to go to Denali.
Today we saw Byron, Portage, Burns, and Shakespeare Glaciers. ( Don’t you just love the name of the last one!) Alaska has 100,000 glaciers and the Ghugach National Forest where we were, has 10,000! We learned that the Chugach National Forest is the United States second largest national forest. The Tongas, also in Alaska, is the biggest. Boy, this state is vast.
Our landscapes were surreal. At times, the sun peered out; at times, it rained. The clouds hung lower than the mountains and sort of caressed them. Clouds appeared to be necklaces around the necks of the mountains. What an effect.
After our cruise, we drove back up through Anchorage. We drove through Wasilla, too, but we never did see Ms. Palin. She must be busy.
Tonight we are staying at Trapper Creek which is almost to Parks Highway. Right now, the sun is shining, but tomorrow is supposed to be cloudy. Tomorrow our plan was to go to Denali to see Mount McKinley. My dad used to quote poetry. One of the lines he was fond of quoting was, "Into each life some rain must fall." That’s true. Just wish it wouldn’t rain on our day to go to Denali.
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