We woke up on Ann's last morning in Anchorage to a glorious sunrise - the first time we'd really seen the sun the whole rainy week. This is the best picture we got of this.
We drove back down the Turnagain Arm again, saw another Tidal Bore and the mud flats.
Then we drove into Girdwood and up to the Alyeska Hotel. We had planned to hike one of the several trails that have their trail head near the hotel. But then we saw the tram and decided to go up to the mountain on it.
I thought this sign on the lodge was interesting.
Avalanches are evidently a big deal in Girdwood and the Alyeska ski area.
After we came back down on the tram, we walked the Winner Creek Trail. It is a 5 mile trail round trip out through a rain forest and along the Winner Creek Gorge. At the end of the trail there is a Hand Tram to cross the gorge. Here is Ann on the Hand Tram.
You cross the gorge by pulling yourself along on the rope - that's why it's called a hand tram. The gear ratio on the pulleys is low and it is a lot of work to pull the thing up the hill.
After the hike we went back to Anchorage had a nice dinner and then a raspberry yogurt ice cream cone at the World's Most Northern Tastee Freez. As we were going back to the Bed & Breakfast made a last minute decision to drive out to Kincaid Park to look around. We wound up finding more moose. This was the best picture. Not many people kow this, but at sundown, moose turn demonic.
Ann flew home Friday morning and I am on a trip now - I'm writing this from the hotel in Taipei, Taiwan.
On that happy note, I remain,
Dad / Geoff
We drove back down the Turnagain Arm again, saw another Tidal Bore and the mud flats.
Then we drove into Girdwood and up to the Alyeska Hotel. We had planned to hike one of the several trails that have their trail head near the hotel. But then we saw the tram and decided to go up to the mountain on it.
On the way up the tram, someone said, "Look at the bear!" Sure enough down below in a nice mountain meadow there was a black bear eating berries. We didn't take a picture because it would have looked like a black dot. Later up on the mountain we watched a hiking couple with a golden retriever walking along that same meadow. The dog was as happy as only a golden can be running in a happy circles. Suddenly the dog sniffed the bear and froze nose pointed at the bear. They watched it for a while and continued up the mountain. The bear never lost interest in its' berries.
Here is Ann on a ridge roughly 50' up above the tram station, the Turnagain and Girdwood are down below.
I thought this sign on the lodge was interesting.
Avalanches are evidently a big deal in Girdwood and the Alyeska ski area.
After we came back down on the tram, we walked the Winner Creek Trail. It is a 5 mile trail round trip out through a rain forest and along the Winner Creek Gorge. At the end of the trail there is a Hand Tram to cross the gorge. Here is Ann on the Hand Tram.
You cross the gorge by pulling yourself along on the rope - that's why it's called a hand tram. The gear ratio on the pulleys is low and it is a lot of work to pull the thing up the hill.
After the hike we went back to Anchorage had a nice dinner and then a raspberry yogurt ice cream cone at the World's Most Northern Tastee Freez. As we were going back to the Bed & Breakfast made a last minute decision to drive out to Kincaid Park to look around. We wound up finding more moose. This was the best picture. Not many people kow this, but at sundown, moose turn demonic.
Ann flew home Friday morning and I am on a trip now - I'm writing this from the hotel in Taipei, Taiwan.
On that happy note, I remain,
Dad / Geoff
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