Sunday afternoon we had lunch with Barb’s cousin Tena and her husband Bob. Had a great lunch and visit. After lunch we drove to their home and continued catching up. We last saw Bob and Tena 3 years ago on our last trip to Alaska.
Monday we had new tires put on the trailer. The old ones were looking a little shabby.
Tuesday morning the sun is up and we are off to Glennallen to meet some friends of Wayne and Diane. What a beautiful drive. We saw rivers, mountains, glaciers and all the combinations.
This river, the Matanuska,is just outside of Palmer . Across the road from the overlook some of the local wildlife. The other pictures were taken along the road to Glennallen. I tried to pick out the more scenic ones.
Road construction along the way. The rock art was taken in this area of road construction, there must have been some long waits.
Matanuska Glacier is 27 miles long and about 2 miles wide. It is 4 miles wide at the end. The water melting from the glacier runs into the Matanuska river. The glacier has remained stable for the last 400 years. I don’t know who is doing the checking, he must be really old.
After arriving at the Northern Night RV park, Wayne and Diane friends, Jim and Jackie Kline, showed up. We went to dinner at the Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge. A very nice dinner and the food was good. The flowers around the lodge are gorgeous.
These are taken from behind the lodge. The haze in the pictures is smoke from one of the many fires burning here in Alaska. The center picture is the oil pipe line on it’s way to Valdez. The same line that we saw north of Fairbanks.
Tomorrow off to Valdez.
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