Short Trip - Anchorage, AK to Seward, AK (With Kenai Fjords National Park)

ArcticDreadnought said:

Welp. Didn't Die. Again.
I will consistently attempt to continue this streak.

At any rate, left out of Anchorage heading south on AK1 towards Seward, AK. Weather was very Pacific Northwest with overcast skies and a threat of rain that luckily didn't materialize until the second day. Did a Smart, and brought along the stormshield for my RTT.

Stopped along the way in a couple of places along the Turnagain Arm to take some photos, of course.
When I first moved up here, a good friend of mine casually said that once summer actually drops in Alaska, there will be so many shades of green in every direction that you cannot count them.

He was right.

Stopped by Lower Trail Lake, at the Vagt Lake Trailhead to get a shot of how absolutely jade-colored the water is.

Made it down to Seward without any problems, besides the inability to photograph things and drive winding mountainous Alaska roads without mishap.

Got there and spotted a random hot dog food truck. Weenies for the win.

Once lunch was demolished, I continued on my way through downtown Seward and parked near the Alaska SeaLife Center to just take in the water for a minute.

After heading back towards the parking lot, I noticed that I had been surrounded. The yellow Rubicon had appeared, along with another Wrangler lurking in the background.

After escaping the obvious ambush, I took the road south towards tiny Lowell Point, which is actually south of Seward along a very tiny unpaved road along the seaside. There, I made it to my campground for the night.

Miller's Landing Campground was absolutely beautiful, if a bit crowded due to it being July in Alaska. Still, would absolutely stay there again.

Then it was time to consume my medicinal bourbon and get into the tent for the night. Slept like a brick, right up until nature called at 0400 and I had to go find the bathroom building. In the gloom. In Alaska. Fun times. Thank God, I did make it on time.

On the way back, managed to get a shot of the beach.

After waking up and getting everything tucked back together, me and Dreadnought went back slightly north into Kenai Fjords NP.

Strange fact: When you start driving into the NP, you will see signs on the side of the road that have numbers on them. No explanation. Its only when you finally walk up the trails to Exit Glacier that you realize that they were year markers. They show how far the glacier has retreated since 1815. Good lord.

After making myself sore for my mental health, I headed back to the gift shop, got my National Parks Passport stamped, and headed back towards Anchorage. It had been drizzling a bit while I was in the park, but it finally opened up and rained proper. The clouds dropped low and made quite the spectacle.

It was a good couple of days.
And like the man once said, "Come, see."

See you all around the bend.

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ArcticDreadnought said:

Welp. Didn't Die. Again.
I will consistently attempt to continue this streak.

At any rate, left out of Anchorage heading south on AK1 towards Seward, AK. Weather was very Pacific Northwest with overcast skies and a threat of rain that luckily didn't materialize until the second day. Did a Smart, and brought along the stormshield for my RTT.

Stopped along the way in a couple of places along the Turnagain Arm to take some photos, of course.
When I first moved up here, a good friend of mine casually said that once summer actually drops in Alaska, there will be so many shades of green in every direction that you cannot count them.

He was right.

Stopped by Lower Trail Lake, at the Vagt Lake Trailhead to get a shot of how absolutely jade-colored the water is.

Made it down to Seward without any problems, besides the inability to photograph things and drive winding mountainous Alaska roads without mishap.

Got there and spotted a random hot dog food truck. Weenies for the win.

Once lunch was demolished, I continued on my way through downtown Seward and parked near the Alaska SeaLife Center to just take in the water for a minute.

After heading back towards the parking lot, I noticed that I had been surrounded. The yellow Rubicon had appeared, along with another Wrangler lurking in the background.

After escaping the obvious ambush, I took the road south towards tiny Lowell Point, which is actually south of Seward along a very tiny unpaved road along the seaside. There, I made it to my campground for the night.

Miller's Landing Campground was absolutely beautiful, if a bit crowded due to it being July in Alaska. Still, would absolutely stay there again.

Then it was time to consume my medicinal bourbon and get into the tent for the night. Slept like a brick, right up until nature called at 0400 and I had to go find the bathroom building. In the gloom. In Alaska. Fun times. Thank God, I did make it on time.

On the way back, managed to get a shot of the beach.

After waking up and getting everything tucked back together, me and Dreadnought went back slightly north into Kenai Fjords NP.

Strange fact: When you start driving into the NP, you will see signs on the side of the road that have numbers on them. No explanation. Its only when you finally walk up the trails to Exit Glacier that you realize that they were year markers. They show how far the glacier has retreated since 1815. Good lord.

After making myself sore for my mental health, I headed back to the gift shop, got my National Parks Passport stamped, and headed back towards Anchorage. It had been drizzling a bit while I was in the park, but it finally opened up and rained proper. The clouds dropped low and made quite the spectacle.

It was a good couple of days.
And like the man once said, "Come, see."

See you all around the bend.

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JmattNYC said:

Where did you get the side retro scrambler decals?

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ArcticDreadnought said:

Welp. Didn't Die. Again.
I will consistently attempt to continue this streak.

At any rate, left out of Anchorage heading south on AK1 towards Seward, AK. Weather was very Pacific Northwest with overcast skies and a threat of rain that luckily didn't materialize until the second day. Did a Smart, and brought along the stormshield for my RTT.

Stopped along the way in a couple of places along the Turnagain Arm to take some photos, of course.
When I first moved up here, a good friend of mine casually said that once summer actually drops in Alaska, there will be so many shades of green in every direction that you cannot count them.

He was right.

Stopped by Lower Trail Lake, at the Vagt Lake Trailhead to get a shot of how absolutely jade-colored the water is.

Made it down to Seward without any problems, besides the inability to photograph things and drive winding mountainous Alaska roads without mishap.

Got there and spotted a random hot dog food truck. Weenies for the win.

Once lunch was demolished, I continued on my way through downtown Seward and parked near the Alaska SeaLife Center to just take in the water for a minute.

After heading back towards the parking lot, I noticed that I had been surrounded. The yellow Rubicon had appeared, along with another Wrangler lurking in the background.

After escaping the obvious ambush, I took the road south towards tiny Lowell Point, which is actually south of Seward along a very tiny unpaved road along the seaside. There, I made it to my campground for the night.

Miller's Landing Campground was absolutely beautiful, if a bit crowded due to it being July in Alaska. Still, would absolutely stay there again.

Then it was time to consume my medicinal bourbon and get into the tent for the night. Slept like a brick, right up until nature called at 0400 and I had to go find the bathroom building. In the gloom. In Alaska. Fun times. Thank God, I did make it on time.

On the way back, managed to get a shot of the beach.

After waking up and getting everything tucked back together, me and Dreadnought went back slightly north into Kenai Fjords NP.

Strange fact: When you start driving into the NP, you will see signs on the side of the road that have numbers on them. No explanation. Its only when you finally walk up the trails to Exit Glacier that you realize that they were year markers. They show how far the glacier has retreated since 1815. Good lord.

After making myself sore for my mental health, I headed back to the gift shop, got my National Parks Passport stamped, and headed back towards Anchorage. It had been drizzling a bit while I was in the park, but it finally opened up and rained proper. The clouds dropped low and made quite the spectacle.

It was a good couple of days.
And like the man once said, "Come, see."

See you all around the bend.

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Bandit’s Lair said:

At 4am I woulda watered a tire so it would grow.

Looks like it was a great time though. Sometimes those short trips are the ones we need the most.

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Neomonk21 said:

Alaska is on my bucket list. I'd love to do it in my Jeep but it will more than likely be flying out and renting a car.

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Mud Pie said:

I had the same thought... "find the bathroom to pee ?". Um, you're a guy, Planet Earth is your bathroom.

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