Trail of Blue Ice
We drove down the Seward Highway to the Begich, Boggs
Visitor Center in Portage Valley for a regular volkswalk on the Trail of Blue
Ice. This trail is named for the blue ice that can be seen in glaciers. The
trail connects several glaciers in Portage Valley including Explorer Glacier,
Middle Glacier, and Williwaw Glacier.
We started at the visitor center and walked past Portage
Lake on a very nice improved trail. The trail was fairly flat. The first part
was paved, and then we turned onto a gravel trail to follow the Williwaw Nature
Trail. We saw many lovely wildflowers along the side of the trail, especially
lupine and columbine.
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| Columbine |
We were going to turn around at the 2.5k point, which was a
sign reading Williwaw Ponds. However we missed the sign and continued past
a beaver lodge until we reached a bridge and realized we had gone too far.
Apparently the sign had rotted and fallen off the sign post and you could only
see a remnant of it when you were coming back in the other direction.
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| A glacier |
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| Bear-proof trash can |
Not finished . . .
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