Alaska became the 50th state of the United States 50 years ago today. Happy birthday, Alaska!
Today, Mark and I headed south and took a drive along Turnagain Arm. Our destination? Beluga Point -- only a 20 minute-ish drive south of Anchorage. We almost turned around after seeing a huge fog bank hugging the Chugach Mountains on the south end of town, but we drove through it and the sun was shining along the Arm. The fog made for some beautiful pictures!
The Seward Highway runs 126 miles from Anchorage to Seward, and is considered a National Scenic Byway because of its amazing views. There's also a stretch of the highway between Anchorage and Girdwood that's considered one of the most avalanche-prone stretches of highway in the world. There are a number of avalanche guns situated at various spots along the highway, and oftentimes the highway will be closed to shoot down any snow patches that look threatening. Avalanches have killed many people, and have been known to close the Seward Highway for days -- not very pleasant for the folks who live south of Anchorage and commute to work in town!
We were surprised to see a handful of Dall Sheep when we arrived at Beluga Point. There were two hanging out right next to the highway; the others were farther up the hill.
1 comments:
You're getting pretty good with that camera! Nice pics!
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