Our adventure for this day is Seward's own "Exit Glacier". It got it's name from the surveyors because it was easy to come down from compared to the other glaciers. It's one of the few glaciers that you can drive close to and even hike closer.
We took the shorter hike. We may take the 4 mile hike another day. You can actually get right to it on the longer hike.
I have this thing that I collect a stone wherever we go. Joe made a special trek down a cliff to fetch an original glacier stone for me. What a guy! There was a raging stream of water coming off the glacier from the melting ice.
We found a spot where the water off the glacier, deposited chunks of ice. This was a pretty big piece. I even tasted it!
Our next adventure of the day was fishing at Resurrection Bay. Bob rented waders. They were snag fishing. Just a big 3-prong hook, no bait. You just cast out and yank and reel, yank and reel.
Bob snagged a chum or dog salmon. It was edible, but not as good eating as a red salmon. Bob threw it back to grow up a little.
I spotted an eagle flying. All you can see is a little black speck above the trees and clouds on the right side of the picture.
Alaska has wild flowers growing along the roadside and in peoples yards. I think this is a wild phlox.
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