Portage Hike

Portage Glacier

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September 10th 2007
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 one-lane 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 ... read more

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