Coming out of the Tunnel
We woke up to a foggy cold morning. We took a ride through the famous train tunnel to Whittier. We had a short delay waiting for a train to come through before we were cleared to enter. We rode 2.5 miles through the hole in the mountain riding on the train track. A very unique experience.
We heard the locals say the weather is sh_____ier in Whittier. Guess what, the weather was prettier in Whittier. It was a beutiful day except for the cold wind. We walked around the harbor and through the pedestrian tunnel. We took a ride up the mountain and found some more gorgeous views of Prince William Sound. We took a hike up a trail to look at a pretty waterfall called Horsetail Falls.
We went back to the campground. The fog had lifted, but it was still cloudy and cold. We took a walk on the Trail of Blue Ice that runs behind our campsite. This was a very well maintained trail with a lot of boardwalks. There were pretty views of Middle Glacier and the creek. We finally saw the waterfall that we had been hearing at our camp site.
We moved 65 miles inland to Eagle River which is a suburb of Anchorage. We are camped at Eagle River Campground in Chugach State Park. It is another nice campground. We took a ride to Walmart to restock. We walked around the campground then sat around the campfire for several hours. Ferny Kat was as happy to be out as we were. She loves it here. We were not getting rained on so I pulled out the mats from the truck and the rugs from the camper. Everything, including us, needed to be aired out.
We grilled pork chops over the campfire and had corn and peas with them. We really like cooking over the fire pit. There is no clean up when you are done.
We are able to pick up TV channels tonight. We have found that there are only oldies on air TV in Alaska. At least we will be able to watch the news in the morning. With poor radio and TV reception most of the time, we have no clue what is going on in the world and we haven't missed it.
We have done a lot of relaxing, enjoyable, walks today. The fitbit count is 8 miles today. We were so caught up in the beautiful surrondings, we were both suprised that we walked this far.
Don't worry about what's going on in the world, except y'all are being missed, but enjoy. The rest will still be here when you get home. Love you guys. :-)
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