7/8/06 - Anchorage, AK to Seward, AK

Just south of Anchorage as the road skirts Turnagain Arm and the mountains jut up from the water

Just south of Anchorage as the road skirts Turnagain Arm and the mountains jut up from the water

Turnagain Arm with the snow clad mountains

A ghost forest. This portion of the land sunk into the inlet during the 1964 earthquake and sucked up saltwater which caused the trees to die. The saltwater also preserved the trees which is why they are still standing today.

Mud flats in Turnagain Arm with the snow clad mountains reflecting in the inlet

Snow clad mountains reflected in the water of Turnagain Arm

This is about all that is left of the town of Portage, AK which was destroyed in the 1964 earthquake

Heading down the Kenai Peninsula towards Seward, AK

Lyon Creek along the Seward Highway

One of several pair of avalanche gates along Seward Highway

Kenai Lake along Seward Highway

Glacier Creek just before Stoney Creek RV Park in Seward which is where we will be staying