July 5, Saturday
A drive around the State
Park, the view from up on the mountains down to the town is amazing. Finally saw a moose on the side of the road,
but he was too shy for many pics. It was
a bull though, at least a young one according to the antlers.
July 6, Sunday
A lazy day today, rainy,
so I am staying tucked into my little RV and sewing all day. This quilt top is scraps from a quilt I
finished in Branson Quilt retreat. All
the scraps from the first quilt, actually are put together in a pattern to make
another lap sized quilt top. I will need
to put a few extra border pieces around it to make it longer, but I am pleased
with it.
July 7, Monday-Portage
Glacier
Up early to head south
around the Turnagain arm, where Capt Cook in 1778 was looking for the famed
Northwest passage, found this huge inlet instead, no outlet, so had to
“Turn-again” back out to the sea. Lots
of signs saying not to walk on the mud flats at low tide, QUICKSAND!! So what do we see walking out there? Lots of
tourists!! Maybe that is Alaska’s way to
“weed” out the weak?
Supposed to be some of
the highest bore tides, and we are hoping to see some beluga whales or sea
lions. The bore tides here reach more than 33 feet. The “bore” is an abrupt rise of tidal water
just after low tide, moving rapidly landward, formed by a flood tide surging
into a constricted inlet such as the Turnagain Arm. This foaming wall of water may reach a height
of 6 feet and is very dangerous to small craft.
Our Portage Glacier tour starts in a few hours, so we have lots of time
to drive slowly looking for wildlife on the way. Alas, they are hidden again! Everyone keeps telling me there are Moose
everywhere in Alaska, but I am starting to not believe them.
The Glacier tour is
amazing, to be that close to a Glacier, listening for the cracking of the ice,
watching bits of ice fall into the lake, the blue is so pretty and clear. Was able to see small pieces that had fallen
off into the lake.
The Glacier has been receding for over 200 years. It used to be the whole Arm was solid ice. I guess all that “Global warming” was started by the Europeans when they came across!
Did someone say something?
The Glacier has been receding for over 200 years. It used to be the whole Arm was solid ice. I guess all that “Global warming” was started by the Europeans when they came across!
Decided to stop at the Alaskan Wildlife Conservation Center since we haven’t seen any wildlife in the wild. These are animals that have been found in the wild, hurt, etc. and then are put back into the wild after healing. Did see Bald Eagle, Bison, MuskOx, Caribou, Reindeer, Black and Brown Bear, Fox, Porcupine and finally my Moose! Had to get his picture behind bars, but now I know they are real. 
Nah, never mind....
July 8, Tuesday-is it a
Moose?
More broken stuff…the
toilet this time, and we hope it’s actually preventive…the valve is leaking and
afraid to go off with the thought we came home to a flooded floor in the bathroom
and worse!! Our am spent with hands down
the toilet! Had enough time to go to at
least 2 quilt stores in Eagle River and Palmer, a few miles north of
Anchorage. Then headed back to the RV on
the old Glenn Highway hoping to catch a glimpse of a moose…we were rewarded at
the first turnout of a moose eating trees in someone’s yard. So much for looking so diligently around
marshy areas, the moose have given up on that and now are in the yards!!
July 9, Wednesday-Driving to
Seward
Heading out of Anchorage
today. Going South, young man…oh wait,
that’s another story. We want to go
toward Seward on the Kenai Peninsula.
Looking forward to whale sights, sea lions and more moose!! Oh, and of
course the bears in the Kenai area. They
keep saying the bears are feasting on the salmon in the rivers there. We will
see….
Stopped at Beluga Point,
great view of Turnagain Arm, whale and beluga sighting area. Our friends, Val and Chuck had also stopped,
so we had time for another photo-op.
But no sightings of any whales today, the water is very calm. Skies are overcast and predicting rain for the next couple of days, so I am guessing the wildlife is hunkered down as they don’t want pics with their hair all a muss.
But no sightings of any whales today, the water is very calm. Skies are overcast and predicting rain for the next couple of days, so I am guessing the wildlife is hunkered down as they don’t want pics with their hair all a muss.
Tried a few of the
turnoffs on the way to Seward, finally decided on one only a few miles north of
Seward with a view of trees and mountains, a short walk to a lake.
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