Day 3: August 22, 2011
August 22 (cool and cloudy in AM – sunny and warm in PM)
Drove to Palmer – retraced route back towards Anchorage
Stopped at Portage Lake to take the Portage Glacier boat tour on the mv Ptarmigan– awesome views of lake, glacier, waterfalls and ice in lake – went to the Visitor’s Center and saw an ice worm!
Stopped to watch spawning salmon in a stream just outside of the park – awesome!
Stopped at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center to see animals that were rescued from the wild. Received call from Becky that we have a new grandson – Kaden.
Continued on to Anchorage – stopped at Coast Pizza in Girdwood for lunch
Drove though Anchorage – stopped at a mall for a phone call.
Stopped at Eklutna Historical Park to see St Nicholas Orthodox Church and the native cemetery – featuring “Spirit House” as grave markers
Arrived in Palmer – drove past the State Fair site – fair will start Thursday
Toured Palmer – stopped at Visitor’s Center – saw some huge cabbage and other plants – stopped at St. John Lutheran Church in Palmer to see if Pastor Rocky was there – he was on his way to take a child to college L
Stopped at a local sandwich shop to buy supper (sandwich – we had chips and Pepsi – I did buy a root beer.
Drove out to the River Crest Manor Bed and Breakfast for the evening – Mike drove out the AMC vehicle for us to convoy to Copper Center - ate dinner on the front porch – beautiful evening
Drove to Palmer – retraced route back towards Anchorage
Stopped at Portage Lake to take the Portage Glacier boat tour on the mv Ptarmigan– awesome views of lake, glacier, waterfalls and ice in lake – went to the Visitor’s Center and saw an ice worm!
Stopped to watch spawning salmon in a stream just outside of the park – awesome!
Stopped at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center to see animals that were rescued from the wild. Received call from Becky that we have a new grandson – Kaden.
Continued on to Anchorage – stopped at Coast Pizza in Girdwood for lunch
Drove though Anchorage – stopped at a mall for a phone call.
Stopped at Eklutna Historical Park to see St Nicholas Orthodox Church and the native cemetery – featuring “Spirit House” as grave markers
Arrived in Palmer – drove past the State Fair site – fair will start Thursday
Toured Palmer – stopped at Visitor’s Center – saw some huge cabbage and other plants – stopped at St. John Lutheran Church in Palmer to see if Pastor Rocky was there – he was on his way to take a child to college L
Stopped at a local sandwich shop to buy supper (sandwich – we had chips and Pepsi – I did buy a root beer.
Drove out to the River Crest Manor Bed and Breakfast for the evening – Mike drove out the AMC vehicle for us to convoy to Copper Center - ate dinner on the front porch – beautiful evening
