Gary wanted to see them for a very long time.
Now he is!
We are blessed to be on an Alaska trip and cruise right now to let him see all the glaciers he can!
We both love nature, animals, meeting people, and seeing new things. From New Orleans to Denver to Anchorage was quite a flight. Technology let us watch our plane’s progress on a colored map with names of cities and places as we soared far and fast above it.
Our day in Anchorage was full of adventure! Driving to the Wildlife Refuge where native Alaskan animals are brought when injured or sick to be treated until they can be released into nature again. With long hair almost to the ground and horns the musk ox looked prehistoric! Bears, including a baby on its back in the grass playing with a stick like a cat, were fascinating, so strong yet graceful in the water.
Bison, caribou, deer, wolves, and more were in clean, natural habitats getting well and strong again. As I stood in a barn near the elk, the wind from the mountains surrounding us began to blow strongly and whistle a high pitched song that was both lonely and lovely.
On to HWY 1, said to be the most dangerous highway in America! No one said why, tho! By Potters Marsh where in cold, brackish water and vegetation 219 species of birds come and go and make home and feeding grounds. Around the Marsh majestic blue and purple mountains with jagged crowns of snow surrounded on the three sides.
Then on our left Turnagain Bay and Cook Inlet stretched out with a line of mountains on one side and the road we were on along the other side. As we watched, we never saw a boat on it! A strange body of water, it has tides that are like a six foot wall coming in at 5 to 6 miles an hour. At low tide there are stretches of mud flats, glacial silt and mud that float on the water, so you better not try walking on it! The depth of the water can change from 2 inches to 2000 feet and is very hard for boats or ships to maneuver on.
The beautiful soaring mountains had glaciers tucked in the crevices that shone white and blue in the sunlight. Below the Portage Valley Glacier dark bluish water gathered.
God’s nature! Majestic, surprising, mysterious, breath taking, reflecting a bit of the beauty and power of God. Psalms 12:1-2 says “I lift up my eyes to the mountains—-where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.”
Look around——-and be reminded of the glory of God!
