We spend Sunday, July 12th traveling from Valdez to Granite Creek
State Park which is about 63 miles north of Seward in the Chugach
National Forest.
Bjorn enjoyed celebrating her 9th birthday taking in the sites on a
hikealong the Johnson Pass Trail before going to Hope, Alaska to watch
the sandhill cranes and folks learning to fly fish on a nearby river.
The majestic rocky snow capped mountains glisten in the sunshine.
The pines and aspens that inhabit the mountainside form a lustrous
patchwork of green hues.
From a distance, waterfalls formed from the melting snow cap weep
gently down the mountainside.
Upon closer inspection, these same waterfalls display the power of
water rushing to find a permanent home.
They form the thunderous rivers and meandering streams that cut
through the prairie grass meadows that are in bloom with wildflowers.
Definitely some of Mother Natures best work.
Driving from Haines to Tok, Alaska
There were forest fires in White Horse, so most of the drive the skies
had a smoke haze.
There was quite a bit of road construction along the way. As we
neared Tok, the roads became roller coaster like
due to permafrost heaves.
Haines, Alaska
Pics from the day's activities a 4 mile hike at Battery Point and a
Glacier Bay fly-over.
Seduction Point Trail, Chilkat State Park - Haines
Chilkoot Lake - Haines
