Leaving Alaska with Mixed Feelings

On Sunday, September 3rd., a beautiful, sunny day we travelled from Anchorage along the Glenn Highway to Glennallen. The scenery along this road was spectacular so we made frequent stops to bask in the sun and the glory of creation! The road wound between mountain peaks to the north and to the south and gave us a view of the Matanuska and Nelchina glaciers. The Nelchina glacier winds downward through a cleft in the Chugach Mountains.

Iron oxide gives several of the mountains an unique colour. Fall is here as the expanses of treed areas leading one's eyes up to the mountains are a mix of yellow, with red ground cover dotted by black appearing, tall and thin evergreen trees.

As we absorbed this glory we are saddened to think that we may never be this way again.