Arrival

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Geo: 61.5997, -149.113


Wednesday, 7/28/2010 – Arrived in Anchorage a bit later than scheduled, a little after 7:00 PM, and picked up the rental car. Drove to Palmer to check in at the Valley Hotel. Got there about 9:00 PM but that was not a problem as far as daylight went. Sunset here was about 10:50 PM. Sunrise the next morning was around 5:30. Took some getting used to but was sort of nice to have all that daylight to do stuff, but I'm still catching up on all the sleep I lost on this trip. We actually stayed in the Colony Inn, but you check in at the Valley Hotel. Nice place, a converted teachers' dorm, though our room with two twins on the second floor was a bit small. A room with a queen on the first floor looked larger. Took a picture or two from the airplane that I'll post here but that's it for the first day.

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Photos

Wrangell & St. Elias Mountains
Amazing views from the airplane window.

Volcano crater ??
These mountains are volcanic in origin and this looks like a crater to me.

Airplane wing and the mountains
Just a nice picture.

More Wrangell & St. Elias Mountains
Probably a glacier or two down there.