Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen some interesting and beautiful scenery. However, today, we entered the Alaska we’d read and seen so many pictures about as we left Anchorage (prettier than even Denali), driving down the eastern shore of the Turnagain Arm (a fjord off Cook Inlet)
Where there are also a few spots where stands of dead trees are a reminder of the tsunami resulting from the Good Friday 1964 earthquake which resulted in sea water invading the shore line, killing the existing forest.
We then rounded the head of the fjord at Portage and then south to Seward on Resurrection Bay.
Among the small towns we passed through was Moose Pass, a former gold rush town, where we saw a water wheel which provided the town power from 1928 through 1956.
There are also bird houses all over town.
From observation along the way, we’ve concluded that shooting road signs must be the state’s most popular sport,
despite $2,000 fines for each such incident if caught.
Upon reaching Seward we found our campground where we had a “to kill for” view from our front wind shield toward the mountains across Resurrection Bay.
Interestingly, the nearly 3,000 feet of shoreline now dedicated to RV and tent camping was formerly a series of factories and warehouses, all wiped out by the 1964 tsunami; after which the local authorities decided to keep it from future development, other than its current use.
After spotting a couple of glaucous-winged gulls
I walked down toward the harbor where the cruise ships and charter fishing boats dock. On the way, I saw more bald eagles.
a cormorant,
and a sea otter.
Some of the fishing boats coming had made quite a haul (the large haddock below was over 6’ in length and weighed over 180 lbs.).
Halibut, Silver Salmon and Yelloweye Rockfish
And I got to watch “professionals” filet salmon and other fish.
Then, back to the campground and some relaxation and wildlife viewing.
