Alaska Trip Report, Solar Daytime 11: Scenic Induce On Richardson As Well As Glenn Hwy From Valdez To Anchorage

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Alaska Trip Report, Solar Daytime 11: Scenic Induce On Richardson As Well As Glenn Hwy From Valdez To Anchorage

Day 11, Sep 9, 2018:

SUMMARY: Morning: Glacier View Park, hence curt hike to Worthington Glacier observation platform. Drive on Richardson too Glenn hwy from Valdez to Anchorage. Midnight flying dorsum to Houston

This was our plan

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We had our breakfast inwards the hotel at vii am.

The landlady had been telling the guests she too her boy had seen a grizzly at the fish hatchery yesterday. The guests were bespeak her If she had acquit spray. She said Her boy has a gun But he did non select it.

When nosotros asked her nearly Worthington Glacier access, she told us nearly the paved route later on Thompson pass. She said a 5 twelvemonth one-time shaver had died in that place because of a rockfall on July 4^th.

We checked out. Strolled inwards the harbor and

saw a busy beaver

VALDEZ GLACIER LAKE:

We drove to the glacier stance park...turned left on the Airport route roughly vii miles out of Valdez, driving past times the campground, the shooting arrive at too taking the correct fork piece of cake on a gravel road. Reached glacier stance park.

It was beautiful

We were a petty scared of bears. Thankfully a van came inwards later on us, And a grouping of kayakers got out. They were setting upwards their materials inwards a corner. We walked farther on the trail, enjoyed the views too got dorsum to our car.

We retraced our route, hence striking Richardson highway again

our expert luck amongst the conditions was continuing. This piece of job of the Chugach Mountains gets clobbered past times pelting too snowfall too wind. Storms come upwards off the North Pacific, reckon this massive coastal range, too dump their loads. The average snowfall at Thompson spill out exceeds 700 inches (the 24-hour tape is ninety inches!). If y'all expect at a map of Alaska, the vast glaciers too H2O ice fields that business the coast are a will to this book of precipitation—most of which never reaches interior Alaska.

We took the left at the sight of Worthington Glacier; parked too walked to the observation platform.

There were signs non to approach the glacier equally it's unstable but many were going on. We turned dorsum too resumed our drive. Again AWESOME SCENERY

Mt Wrangell started showing up...

At Glennalen nosotros took the Glenn highway. Mt Wrangell was visible for a LONG fourth dimension inwards our raise stance mirror. There was other STUNNING SCENERY .

Reached Palmer too went toward Anchorage. Plan was to striking Eklutna lake too also Eagle River nature center.

Decided to skip Eklutna. We took the before instruct out for Eagle river, the river remainder expanse was closed. We decided to instruct conduct to the airport. Filled upwards fuel too reached the airport. Returned the car.

Waited at the airport... enjoyed roughly dainty displays

Said farewell to our furry friends...

Went inwards for Security amongst an threescore minutes to go, they opened our nutrient bag, examined the sandwich too bananas, opened roughly other modest purse amongst but clothes.
A immature woman parent ahead amongst a 8 calendar month one-time babe strapped to her had her purse opened too many asset position on a tray. Another guy but ahead had all his electronics beingness checked. The business was getting backed up. Should leave of absence plenty fourth dimension for all such stringent screening!
We took our midnight flying dorsum abode too are yet dreaming of AMAZING ALASKA.