In Anchorage we went to the “Earthquake” movie at the Visitor’s Center.   This told all about the terrible earthquake they had here in 1964.   We took a trolly tour to earthquake park, we saw an "underground" house and many other interesting things around Anchorage.   There were a group of Germans on it that talked the entire time the driver was trying to give us information.  We were so mad at them.  We saw a Dogsledding movie about the Iditarod and one about how they delivered medicine by dogsled in the 40's when no other way could be found to get it to remote villages. Finally we took a free trolly and went to a chocolate factory.

Friday we drove to Seward stopping at Exit Glacier to hiked up to it.  That took about an hour.  The entire trip down was one beautiful sight after another. 

 The cabin where we stayed was so cute.  No phone or TV but it is one of the best places we have stayed.  We wish we could have stayed several days.  The next day we took a drive into Seward and all the way down to the point, Miller’s Landing.  This was where a lot of people were camping, a really cool spot.

On the way back to Anchorage we stopped at Alyeska, a resort where we stopped on the way down.  This time we took the tram to the top of the mountain where we could see seven glaciers.  We watched young guys mountain biking, it was unbelievable how fast they were going and how hard it was.  Some of them fell but got right back up and kept going.

 We arrived back in Anchorage where we are spending the next four nights with the sister and brother-in-law of a friend of ours.  They have been so gracious to us.  They have a 5th wheel in their yard and we are staying in it.


On Sunday we took the train to Spencer Glacier for a rafting trip.  It was cold and rainy when we left Anchorage but by the time we got to the area where we were going to start rafting it had cleared up.  They gave us lunch and then we rowed toward the glacier in our raft.

Today, Monday, we spent the entire morning. taking everything out of our car and repacking and rearranging everything.

We're leaving here Wed morning heading for Valdez.
  

 

Stopping by to see Sara

 

                                          The official starting point of the Iditarod

Taking the train to Spencer Glacier

                                                            Spencer Glacier

Flowers in Anchorage

Protesting working conditions at the Hilton in Anchorage

Visitor's Center

I have never seen artichokes growing

   

Parisailing at Alyeska

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Exit Glacier near Seward

Seward

The cabin we loved in Seward

Fishing at Seward