ALASKA; Day 7; July 21, 2013

Gary, Carl, and Larry repaired Carl’s trailer.

Then it was a tourist day.  At 1:15 pm we rode south on Hwy 1 about 50 miles to the turn off for Portage Glacier and Whittier.  Hwy 1 runs along the shore of the Cook Inlet with mountain views on the other side.  BEE-U-TEE-FULL!  We did the one hour Portage Glacier tour, which was very enjoyable.DSCN1438

Since it was close by, and had been recommended to us by a fellow motorcyclist, we decided to ride through the 2.5 mile Whittier Tunnel to Whittier, AK.  The tunnel was built in 1941 to accommodate a train.  It was modified to include cars (and motorcycles) in 2001.  The train tracks go right down the middle of the tunnel and the tunnel is only wide enough for one car width.  Motorcyclists have to ride between the train track rails.  The speed limit is 25.DSCN1451We were not pulling our trailers and it would not be recommended for them.

We had a great fish (halibut) and chips plus clam chowder lunch at the Fresh Catch Café in Whittier before riding back to the Dimond Center Hotel in Anchorage.  Sunny and low 70’s today.  We rode 120 miles (114 miles by the Garmin).

When downloading pictures from my camera I screwed up and deleted all my pics from the glacier tour and the tunnel.  Carl, Marge and Larry saved my bacon by providing me with theirs.

For more pictures today click on the following link: https://plus.google.com/photos/104542123131082631220/albums/5903459071893088849?authkey=CPno1dHG_IStvQE

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