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Portage Valley, Whittier, Girdwood & Anchorage

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---Current location Corvallis Oregon --- 7/25-7/31 We came into Portage Valley in the early evening and found a great place lakeside to free dock for the night. The next day we decided to head to Whittier. The only road that goes to Whittier is a single lane train tunnel. The tunnel was originally built for trains but has been converted to allow vehicles to utilize it as well. Cars and trains take turns going through the tunnel. Going through a train tunnel is really neat. As we approached Whittier a train was waiting Its turn. After walking the town of Whittier we headed back to our free dock place for the night. Finn made a Swiss friend named Thomas  (he and his partner were camping there too) and then we left the next morning to tackle the world famous hand tram trail in Girdwood. It's a 2.25 mile trail (RT) that crosses the Winner Creek Gorge but you can only cross the gorge by a small hand tram. We all enjoyed the hike and really liked this two person tram. After t

Kenai Peninsula

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--Current Location Corvallis Oregon --- 7/7-7/25 Kenai Peninsula The Kenai Peninsula is a gorgeous place. One of the best things to do is fish on the Kenai and boy did we. Dan went out on a Charter for Halibut from Homer and caught a 40 lb Halibut and another 20 lb (only allowed 2 one big and one small per day) he caught more but kept those two. Ended up with enough fish to last us several months 😀 . Besides the charter both Dan and Finn fished in lagoons (Homer), Rivers (Soldotna) and lakes (Kenai Wildlife Refuge). We hiked Exit Glacier (Seward) a 2.5 mile trail (RT) and were rewarded with a brilliant turquoise blue view of the Glacier. Finn has become an amazing little hiker he did the entire thing without complaints. We got a sense of what it would be like to live in Soldotna (spent a great deal of time here) enjoyed their live music on Wednesdays, caught the Progress Day Festival and Parade. Witnessed local Alaskans dip netting experienced dirt track car racing at Twin