View of Portage Glacier from Our Campground

Portage Glacier and Whittier

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July 11th 2006
After leaving Turnagain Arm, we stayed two nights in the Williwaw Campground in the Chugach National Forest. It is a beautiful campground at the foot of a glacier, and has nice level paved sites, but no water or electrical hookups. We had just set up when we heard someone nearby banging pans and blowing a car horn. Turns out there was a black bear in a campsite about 100 yards from us. He crea ... read more

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