993 July 22-23, 2023 Klutina River
On Saturday morning, I walked laps at the Grizzly Lake Campground. This is a really nice place to take a walk. The mountain showed up completely different today.
The loons were out on the water with their two fluffy brown chicks. They were some distance away and it was hard to get a good family picture!
The campground owner has a nice greenhouse where she had harvested beautiful fresh butter lettuce and spinach. They have chickens. They also have two enormous white furry dogs. Happy is the 5-month-old baby. He must weigh about 135 pounds. He is rambunctious and he is a thief. He has taken apples, oranges, balls, and a broom from campers. He almost stole our dinner. He took the water bowl and food bowl and treat from the poodle next door. He is friendly though!
We left Grizzly Lake and traveled back toward Glenallen. We saw a porcupine munching on the roadside vegetation and we saw a moose cross the road ahead of us.
View of mountain from Glenallen.
We called Salmon Grove Campground at Copper Center and they could accommodate us for the weekend. We stopped in Glenallen for some fuel and groceries and wine. We called Lee and Claudia and told them we were coming.
We enjoyed a nice visit and we grilled some steaks.
After dinner, Tim and I took a walk in Copper Center.
Sunday morning, Claudia and I got a good walk in.
Later in the morning, we followed Lee and Claudia in their Jeep for an adventure on the Klutina River Trail. It was such a pretty ride!
We drove for about 21 miles on dirt and gravel road and over streams and through muddy puddles. We stopped and had our lunch at the airstrip.
Lee did a little fishing.
Claudia and I put our feet in the water. It was really cold and felt delicious. It was more than 70 degrees out today.
It was slow driving and it took about an hour to go the first 8 miles back through the muddiest puddles. The view though was worth it!!
We got back in late afternoon, tired and happy.
Lee and Claudia drove into Glenallen and came back with pizzas for dinner. We had another great meal shared with good friends.
Tomorrow, we plan to move on to see the Edgerton Highway.