http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Alaska/Whittier/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Alaska , Whittier en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:31:49 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:31:49 UTC The motion of the boat was barely felt as we sailed into College Fjord off Prince William Sound. Each of the glacier in this fjord was named after Ivy League colleges and other wellknown colleges around the U.S. They stood firmly at the edge of the water.We entered the fjords around 6am and very few people woke up on this chilly foggy morning. The fog was so dense that we could barely see a http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Alaska/Whittier/blog-339121.html After dropping our rental car back at Anchorage International Airport we waited patiently for the shuttle that would take us to Whittier where the cruise began. Compared to most other international airports the one in Anchorage was relatively quiet. I was pleased to find free wireless internet to make the wait go by a little faster.Once again we took Seward Highway to the south. The bus dro http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Alaska/Whittier/blog-339119.html The forecast still called for rain but we were determined not to let that stop us. We decided to head south to the Portage Glacier. I checked the tunnel schedule. There is a 2.5 mile onelane tunnel shared by vehicles and trains that runs to the town of Whittier that we needed to pass through to get to the trailhead of Portage Pass which would give us great views of Portage Lake and Portage http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Alaska/Whittier/blog-200997.html alright the glacier cruise. we drove down to whittier about an hour south of Anchorage to catch the boat. the population of Whittier is about 200 or so. Most of the residents live in one of two condo buildings that are connected to the school and downtown by a system of tunnels since they get such an enormous amount of snowfall every year. unfortunately the kidddies don't get snow days but they http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Alaska/Whittier/blog-174856.html Today we took the Train from Anchorage Alaska to the small city of Whittier Alaska. The train trip was great with amazing scenery. I wish we could travel more often on trains. The trip was beatiful with lots to look at. There were mountains oceans eagles goats and a moose. We arrived at the small town of Whittier but the weather had already turned cloudy cold and rainy. We decieded to boar http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Alaska/Whittier/blog-169933.html Monday we went on a Glacier Cruise out of a tiny town called Whittier. The cruise was a perfect ending to my portion of the trip to Alaska. We were blessed with sunny skies and two inch waves. The cruise members kept telling us how lucky we were to have such a gorgeous day. It is a rare event. Usually there is rain wind and cold that goes along with the cruise. But not this day. You couldnrsquo http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Alaska/Whittier/blog-168896.html These were taken down on the Kenai recently. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Alaska/Whittier/blog-87429.html