Day 75: Monday, July 29, 2013. Homer, Alaska to Williwaw Campground on Portage Glacier Road in the Chugach National Forest near Whittier, AK. About 180 miles traveled.

We enjoyed our time in the Kenai Peninsula but it was time to move on to our next Alaska Adventure. The sky was clear when we woke up and we watched the boats going out into the bay before we left. The drive north through the Kenai was beautiful and as always we kept an eye out for moose. Unfortunately, there were no moose to be seen! The only wildlife of the day was a family of ducks at a rest stop at Tern Lake

We enjoyed watching the boats going out in the bay our last morning in Homer

Mama and baby ducks at Tern Lake

It was peaceful at Tern Lake

After staying in private RV parks, city parks, national parks, state and provincial parks, we spent two nights in the first United States Forest Service park of the trip. The road through the campground is paved and each site has a paved pad. When the last few weeks have almost all been in gravel, parking lot type campgrounds it was such a treat to have no dust! Our site was surrounded by trees and wildflowers and we had a large picnic table and fire ring. A perfect place to relax.

The campground is located on Portage Glacier Road which leads to Portage Lake and then the town of Whittier. There are several glaciers in the area which can be seen from the visitor’s center at Portage Lake and from the campground. The only way to see the Portage Glacier is to take a cruise on the lake. We decided to pass on the cruise and enjoy the ones we could see from land.

Glacier view from the visitor’s center at Portage Lake

Portage Lake

Portage Lake just a couple of miles from our campground

Another glacier at Portage Lake

Portage Lake

View out our back window at Williwaw

Beautiful campsite at Williwaw Campground in Chugach National Forest

View from the campground

Day 76: Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Our campground was so beautiful the truck didn’t move all day. We started the day by going to a salmon viewing platform where salmon can be seen in the creek when they are spawning in August. We were just a few days too early and never saw any. After seeing no fish we went for a hike along the Williwaw Nature Trail.

Fog over the glacier early in the morning

There’s a waterfall in the middle of the picture

Glacier and waterfall

No salmon in the creek yet

What a view from the nature trail

We walked through really tall fireweed

The only wildlife we saw on our hike

The wildflowers were beautiful in the campground

Bluebells of Scotland

Northern Yarrow and Wild Geranium

I think this is a high bush cranberry

Ferns covered the ground beneath the trees

Cow Parsnip

Our journey through Alaska is nearing the end. Soon we will have to leave this beautiful state and start heading home.