We drove about 30 miles down the road yesterday to Walliwaw National Forest Campground – noted as one of the prettiest campgrounds in Alaska – surrounded by mountains, glaciers, waterfalls, and fast current rivers. We hate to leave every beautiful place we have been but, it seems we always end up in a better one!
We drove through the 2.5 mile long tunnel to Whittier today. It is one way and shared with the railroad so you have to get a schedule to know the time cars vs. trains are going through and which way they are traveling! Weird, driving on the RR tracks!
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| Tunnel to Whittier |
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| Whittier Harbor |
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| How many people do you know with a pet reindeer? |
Whittier is a fishing village, on Prince William Sound, that is surrounded by mountains and pretty isolated from the rest of the state – population 220. It was cool and misty but the locals say that’s the usual weather. Ate the best shrimp and fish and chips for lunch!
It is cloudy and misting again this morning but we visited the Alaska Conservation Wildlife Refuge anyway – figured it is the only way we would see any wildlife! Then we hiked to Byron Glacier this afternoon when it cleared up a bit.
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| Byron Glacier |
There is a day use area nearby named “Moose Flats” – we are wondering where they go at night since it is a day use only sight! Of course, we haven’t seen any at any time!!
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