995 July 26, 2023 Matanuska Glacier

Happy Birthday Allison!!!  We will celebrate you when you get here!

This morning after completing our exercise, we left Kenny Lake.

We passed dozens of cyclists “Fighting cancer every mile.”

We drove to Matanuska Glacier State Recreation Area.  We were able to find a nice camping spot tucked into the trees.

After a quiet time, we went out and hiked the 1-mile Edge Nature Trail with views of the glacier.

We hopped in the Jeep, eager to find a road that would take us more directly to the glacier…but there is no public access.  There are two tour companies that take groups out to walk on the ice.  The fees are $150.00 per person.  Since Tim was able to walk out onto the glacier at Kennicott for free yesterday, this seems fairly unreasonable.  We decided to be satisfied with the long-distance view!

We took our quinoa bowls out to the viewing area and had a picnic there.

The next several days are all about getting ready for company.  Kyle and Allison arrive on Saturday evening.