Day 13: Glenallen, AK to Anchorage, AK

Trip Log for 7 Jun 2012

Miles Driven: 212.8
Sunrise: 03:59 AKT / Sunset: 23:30 AKT

We awoke just after 08:00 today, shortly before the helicopter parked outside our window took off—only in Alaska right? It was cool to see but really loud. It was a good night sleep with another lazy morning. We grabbed breakfast at the on site restaurant, gassed up and got on the road at about 11:30 since we didn't have too far to go. It was a beautiful, scenic drive that went past a glacier and through more mountains; it was also our first day without any precipitation. We got into Anchorage at 15:30, checked into our hotel where we'll be for the next two nights, ran some errands like returning stuff to Fred Meyer and washing the car, then got dinner at the Spendard Roadhouse. It seemed like a hip, local place and had a friendly feel. Now we're doing some laundry while watching TV and just relaxing. I'm very glad we will have one down day before heading home.

looking down a road toward a snow-covered mountain — Mt. Drum in the distance. On a clear day, you can see several peaks in the Wrangell range.

snow-covered mountain range — Mountains along the Glenallen Highway

toe of a glacier in a valley — Toe of the Matanuska Glacier

river valley with mountains and forest — Matanuska River valley

close up of a dandelion with a bee collecting pollen — There are more dandelions in Alaska than any other flower right now.

mountain stream — Playing around with camera settings again