Today we traveled down the Seward Highway again in the same direction as yesterday, however, this time we stopped at Whittier.
In order to get from the Cook Inlet side of the Kenai Peninsula to the Prince William Sound side on the east where Whittier is located, we had to travel through the longest highway tunnel in North America, dug through a mountain. It was 2 and a half miles long and had one narrow lane which was also a railroad track, so cars and trains had to take turns going each direction.
Inside the Whittier Tunnel.
On the way there we stopped to view some dall sheep on the hill.
In Whittier it was drizzling and foggy. We were going on a 26 glacier tour in the Prince William Sound. We were not so sure we would be able to see anything, but it cleared up quite a bit by the time we got on the boat. The boat was a large catamaran that traveled 45 knots, which allowed us to travel a long distance in a short period of time. Here are some of the photos of glaciers we captured.
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A close-up image of glacier ice.
The glaciers here have been melting quickly. We were shown one glacier that receded 3.5 miles in the past 10 years!!! Robin the Viking thought the glaciers reminded him of home in Sweden. He wasn’t so sure he wanted to travel back through the tunnel on our return to Anchorage, but he managed quite well.
PHOTO COMING SOON
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