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June 17 - 24, 2016
This week we drove south out of Anchorage, on the Seward
Highway along Turnagain Arm. Turnagain
Arm, is an inlet or bay, with more beautiful scenery. The story goes that it was named by Captain
Cook, because he sailed up it but he had to turn around – again.
We had stopped at a
picnic area a couple of days ago, and as we passed that way again, there were
helicopters scooping water out of the Arm, to put out a forest fire in that
same picnic area. No, we didn’t start
it, the report was that it was started by lightning. Later, we learned that because of the lack of
rain, strong winds, and difficult access
that the area encompassed several hundred acres.
WHITTIER
Next stop was Whittier, which can only be accessed by a
tunnel through the mountain. This tunnel
is one lane and shared with a train!
Traffic is allowed through every half hour: to Whittier on the half hour and from
Whittier on the hour, while the train takes its turn several times a day in
between. Quite a system!
While in Whittier, we took a boat cruise to see glaciers up
close. They had a National Forest Ranger
on board, who explained about the region and how glaciers are formed. Do you know why glacier ice is such a
beautiful blue? If you add a comment, I
will tell you.
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