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| On the Boat in Whittier |
Anchorage Alaska was our next stop on Saturday August 9th. Anchorage was founded in 1915 as a railroad camp and has now grown into Alaska’s largest city and main travel hub. Approximately 40% of the states population live here. Sled-dog races are still among the most revered events held here, moose and occasionally bears roam city bike trails.
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| View from the boat |
Our group took an all day train/boat cruise to Whittier from here. Whittier is the remnants of a military town developed in World War II. The only way to get to Whittier was by boat or train until the tunnel opened to traffic in 2000. The town is very small and there is not much to look at, but the location is unbeatable. Surrounding peaks hold alpine glaciers, and sheer cliffs drop off and provide nesting places for hundreds of birds.
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| Wildlife |
We saw blue shining glacier after glacier, icebergs, sea otters, and harbor seals.
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| Glacier |
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| It was cold! |
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| A Chunk of Clacier |
On board the boat, the crew made margaritas made from glacier ice - pretty nice!
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| After the Margaritas |
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| Glacier |
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| View from the Train |
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| Our Favorite Brewery |
We discovered Anchorage had 4 breweries, and together with friends, managed to get around three of them before we had to head out to our next stop - great beer!
The one bummer in Anchorage was that on the Monday after we arrived I had to have an emergency root canal!!! Not a happy camper, but I am hoping it heals quickly.
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