We've received nothing but a warm and friendly welcome at each of the churches we've attended on this trip and such was true again this morning when we attended services at the Kenai Lake Baptist Church in Coopers Landing. These friendly folks insisted we stay for their Fourth-of-July Potluck after church and we're sure glad we did. One of the members grilled fresh red salmon and halibut and it was delicious. We really had a good time in fellowship with these nice and friendly "new friends."
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| KENAI LAKE BAPTIST CHURCH IN COOPER LANDING |
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| CHURCH MEMBER GRILLS FRESH SALMON & HALIBUT (HOT DOGS FOR THE KIDS) |
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| POTLUCK BY THE RIVER BESIDE THE CHURCH |
After lunch we rode with Ben and Bonnie and drove north about 50 miles to the Portage Glacier and enjoyed a cruse on the ship "Ptarmigan" (named after the Alaska state bird) to view the glacier. It was really impressive to sail close to the glacier while a US Forest Service Interpreter explained some of the history and geography of the area. It was a good afternoon we had a lot of fun and maybe even learned some things.
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| A PORTION OF THE PORTAGE GLACIER-THE ICE IS SO COLD IT IS BLUE THE DIRTY COLOR IS ROCK THAT HAS BEEN GROUND TO A FINE GRIT AS THE GLACIER MOVED OVER THOUSANDS OF YEARS, THIS GRIT IS WHAT MAKES THE RUN-OFF IN GLACIER FED STREAMS MILKY |
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| ANOTHER VIEW OF PORTAGE GLACIER |
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| ICE WHICH HAD CALVED (BROKE-OFF) THE GLACIER FLOATS IN THE PORTAGE LAKE WHICH WAS CARVED OUT BY THE GLACIER & IS UP TO 650 FEET DEEP |
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| ONE OF THE MANY WATER FALLS WHICH FLOW INTO PORTAGE LAKE |
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| BEN & BONNIE ON THE TOP DECK OF THE "PTARMIGAN" |
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| DON & NANCY WITH PORTAGE GLACIER IN BACKGROUND |
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