Sawing Logzz Copper Center

... br><br>We were out on the glacier for about 2 ¼ hours. Just as we were heading back the rain let up and the clouds broke a little. We could finally see the Root Glacier Ice Fall, near the head of the glacier. This is a couple of thousand feet of near vertical ice. In other words, a "water" fall in this river of ice. <br><br>It was 3:00 by the time we returned to the guide office. Nathan drove us back to ...

... Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.<br><br>Although you have probably never heard of this park, it is the largest US National Park. At 13.4 million acres, it is somewhat larger than Switzerland. Four major mountain ranges meet here; it is named after two of them. It contains 9 of the 16 highest peaks in the United States. One of its glaciers is larger than Rhode Island. Along with Kluane National Park in Yukon, Canada, it contains the largest ...

... feel, but still have amenities like electricity, potty and/or showers, this is the spot. The camp is located almost a mile off the Glen Highway so there&#8217;s no traffic noise. It&#8217;s not overly crowded, very serene and has lots of trails to explore. Wendell and I walked most of them this evening. There doesn&#8217;t appear to be a bear problem, but I&#8217;ve seen lots of moose evidence. <br><br>August 4, 2009 (Tuesday) &#8211; Still in Tolsona<br ...

The morning tour to the ice museum began at 9. It's so cold inside! 20 F, so even with glove, scarf, everything, twenty minutes' still too long. But it's extraordinary. It's dark inside to prevent the ice from melting. So the pictures are not clear. <br><br>AFTER the arctic ocean mission, the trip resembled more ...

... as the glacier is melting more from the top leaving stones on top. The brown hills in the pictures are actually the glacier. After walking out the trail, we returned to the Kennecott Glacier Hotel for a nice lunch and sat and enjoyed the scenery until we caught our van ride back to the campground. In the park are four of the highest peaks in North America and just a Denali does, they collect the clouds and are often obscured. As we ...

... and rack up 485 miles. We rolled in to Glennallen at 2100 tired but satisfied. We just completed a very rewarding day of riding. We pulled in to the Caribou Hotel got a room (pricey but what do you do). I got a 10% military discount which helped ease the pain AND they let me park the Harley next to the front door under the cabana. Tomorrow is an easy 142 miles to Tok and back to Thompson's Eagle Claw for the night.

... It is a terrific stop in the middle of nowhere and I was sitting next to 2 gold diggers that were discussing their previous day harvest. As you can see at the pictures the view is stunning, the glacier I was on breathtaking and the Pipeline the icing on the cake. The old lodge is so old I dont think I have ever stayed in an older, unrenovated hotel since I can ...

... on the Glenn Highway it soon became evident that this would be the most scenic "braided" river drive I was to make in Alaska. ("braided" was a term which I heard used in Denali National Park) The Matanuska River is in places almost half a kilometer wide and its waters at this time of year snake their way through a multitude of channels creating the braided effect. Unfortunately by the time I reached the Matanuska Glacier, darkness had set in. But I ...

... state under both Presidents Lincoln and Johnson was instrumental in the Alaska purchase for a price of $7.6 million in 1867. Due to its apparent worthlessness it was referred to as Seward's Folly Another sign of interest is "Mile 0 Alaska -Yukon Highway" This road leads north to join the Alaska Highway at Watson Lake in the Yukon. Not to be missed during spawning season is Fish Creek which flows into the Salmon River just a few miles outside of Hyder. A ...

... ABOVE the Arctic Circle. The area below is surprisingly lush and beautiful, miles and miles of unobstructed Nature. You can drive past glaciers as though they were just another roadside attraction, and see the occasional moose or bear making poo-poo along the roadway. Does a bear **** in the woods? In fact the area around Anchorage is really more ...