Turnagain Arm "Mudflats"

If you look closely at this picture you will see some mudflats emerging as the tide goes out. Th mudflats can be very dangerous as it acts like quicksand and once stuck can be extremely hard to extricate. By that time the "bore tide" of up to 6 feet could come in and drown you.

Day 13 (July 10, 2008) Traveled the Turnagain Arm to Seward

July 11th 2008
Today I made the 125-mile ride from Anchorage to Seward. It was cloudy and overcast but then again it made for some unique photos. I traveled down Alaska Highway 1 down the Cook Inlet Turnagain Arm inlet that also leads to the Kenai Peninsula. Tides play a very large part of the Cook Inlet and it was out on this particular time I went through the area. Locals reminded me of the dangers of ... read more

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