Alaska
July 17 - July 25
- Packed and left Lake Louise at 10 AM. Took Glenn Highway (AK 1) to Anchorage. Had Mexican for lunch. Left Anchorage via AK 1 and 9 (Seward Hwy), which was an amazing, scenic drive. The highway runs down the coast of Turnagain Arm, part of the Cook Inlet around the Kenai Peninsula.
Going south, Chugach State Forest is to the left. The drive was a slow one - drizzling rain and RVs poking along held up traffic. The good thing was, it was a Sunday, so most of the traffic was coming back north toward Anchorage. Plus we didn't have anywhere to go and were in no hurry to get there. - We had read in the guide book about a private area of the forest where camping was allowed, so we started looking for it. There weren't any clear markings (even road signs), so it was a bit difficult to find.
Eventually we drove into the forest far enough (after not driving far enough initially and turning around) and spotted a great site to throw down camp. 
- It was still pretty misty and cloudy, so we decided to drive to Exit Glacier, located outside of Seward in Kenai Fjords National Park (about 15 miles away).
It's hard to describe, but 'massive' sums it up in one word. 
It was a nice hike to the base of the glacier - just about 1/2 mile or so. Once at the base, we walked around (no touching; only looking). - After exploring the glacier, we drove into Seward and did some junk shopping, then had pizza and a couple beers at a local eatery. The town of Seward is a port of call for cruise lines, so everything in the stores tended to be overpriced, but it was a nice town.
- Still drizzling/raining so we called it a night. Only had one beer today (this is very rare)...BOD was Alaskan Coffee Porter and IPA. Headed back to camp to plan the next day's travel.
- Mileage 670. Gas $30.
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