Portage Lake and Glacier, image taken from the internet as it was too foggy for pics today
Maia meets a kayak
Maia meets Smokey the Bear
Maia meets a red fox
We had the chance to take our first sightseeing trip today. Unfortunately, we had rain and 30 MPH winds, so we didn't get to see two of the top whale watching attractions-Bird Point and Beluga Point. We did make it to Portage, AK, about 45 miles South of Anchorage. We explored the Portage glacier area, which is run by the US Forest Service. They had an excellent interpretive center right on the lake created by the glacier. The weather was too harsh for a boat ride out to the actual glacier, but it was still an interesting morning. On the way back to Anchorage, we stopped at Girdwood, AK. Girdwood is a ski resort town with a impressive and expensive hotel at the base of the mountain. We had planned on taking the tram to the top of the mountain, but the weather put that idea on hold for a while.
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What great pictures! I love Maia in the kayak! She is already a a real Alaska girl. SEnd us more when you can. We check everyday.
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