The day started with a drive away from the coast into the Chugach National Forest and in no time at all we were back in the mountains.
Not far into Chugach National Forest we entered into Kenai Fjords National Park which is where Exit Glacier is located. It’s a good thing that Exit Glacier was our destination this morning as that is as far as the road goes. We received the information on the different hikes and are planning to come back on Friday and hike out to the Glacier.
After leaving the mountains we headed back towards Seward and the Alaska Sea Life Center. However we did stop for a Starbucks and as we could not take them into the Seal Life Center we continued past the Center to see how far the road would go down the coast. Not far. We came to Lowell’s Point which consists of a State Park, a RV park and headquarters for Sea Kayaking, Fishing etc. Kathy went in and checked out the Kayaking and if time and weather permits we may go for a little paddle.
Lowell Point is on a point that juts out just enough to give you a view of Seward from a different prospectus. So we did what all good tourists do. We took a picture.
Not far into Chugach National Forest we entered into Kenai Fjords National Park which is where Exit Glacier is located. It’s a good thing that Exit Glacier was our destination this morning as that is as far as the road goes. We received the information on the different hikes and are planning to come back on Friday and hike out to the Glacier.
After leaving the mountains we headed back towards Seward and the Alaska Sea Life Center. However we did stop for a Starbucks and as we could not take them into the Seal Life Center we continued past the Center to see how far the road would go down the coast. Not far. We came to Lowell’s Point which consists of a State Park, a RV park and headquarters for Sea Kayaking, Fishing etc. Kathy went in and checked out the Kayaking and if time and weather permits we may go for a little paddle.
Lowell Point is on a point that juts out just enough to give you a view of Seward from a different prospectus. So we did what all good tourists do. We took a picture.
It was an interesting experience to see how the Bering Sea and the animal life had changed over the years. Salmon are over 10,000 years old and at one time there was a Sabre Toothed Salman that weighed up to 600 lbs. Imagine hooking that on a 25 lb. test line.
We met Skittles a Sea Otter that is here on a rehab.
He was rescued by native fishermen as he had been abandoned or orphaned, not sure which. When his rehab is complete he will be sent to a zoo.
The center also has Stellar Sea Lions, Seals, Sea Birds and a lot of different fish.
When we finished at the Sea Life Center we headed back to the RV park to rest up for our Cruise tomorrow.
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