All right, enough with the rain!
The day did start out pleasant, warmer than it has been
(mid-50’s) and sunny. Ranger and I had a
good walk around the campground at Bird Creek, and after breakfast we headed
south along the Seward Highway.
The highway continued to run along the Turnagain Arm, with
enormous mountains, some snow-capped, along both sides of the water. At one point we saw a glacier in the
distance, right ahead of us. We took a
side road toward Whittier and stopped at the Portage Glacier Lodge adjacent to
the Beigich-Boggs Visitor Center on Portage Lake, to get tickets for the cruise
to see the glacier.
The cruise was only one hour, but it took us right up to the
side of the glacier. While the day was
warm and sunny when we boarded, out on the lake, especially near the glacier,
there was a cold wind. I was surprised
at how blue the glacier was and how ridged with big crevasses. All in all, a nice activity for us.
The RV was making a strange metallic sound when we started
or stopped the engine, and Dan was worried.
We considered going back to Anchorage to find a mechanic, but decided to
go on. Meanwhile, the clouds moved in
and as we drove on toward Seward the rain started up again. We stopped shortly thereafter at Tenderfoot
Campground, in Chugach National Forest, on the shores of Upper Summit Lake.
Hoping that the weather pattern would be similar to the
previous day, we settled in to read and relax for a few hours. Unfortunately,
the rain went on and on and on for the next eight hours, until I fell asleep to
the sound of drops on the roof. Poor
Ranger---it was a long day of lying around inside for him!
It was a relief this morning to wake up to quiet. The clouds are hanging low over the mountains
that surround us, but perhaps the sun will come out later….please?!
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