Byron Glacier
The next morning we headed back to Portage Lake and hiked the Byron Glacier trail which was a nice 4 mile RT trail to an area below the glacier. It was beautiful all around and we nearly had the trail to ourselves until we started back out.
We the drove back out to the Seward Hwy. heading north to Girdwood. The Aleaska Ski Resort has a tram that will take you to the top of the ski mountain to enjoy the views. When we arrived we saw the upper half of the mountain was fogged in and decided not to waste the money on the tram. We decided to drive out of town to the Crow Creek Mine.
Some pretty flowers near the ski resort...notice the fog above
View of the ski lodge with pretty mountain behind it
We got up to the mine and after looking things over decided it was a tourist trap and chose to skip it. A mile or so down the road was a parking lot for hiking trail into the National Forest that involved a taking a hand operated tram across Upper Winner Creek.
It was a beautiful hike, around 6 or 7 miles round trip, that included a hand tram ride of 80 to 100' across a gorge. It was a popular trail and everyone helped each other with the tram. When we got to the main overlook of the narrow gorge area we met a man who works for Delta Airlines on the ground in Phoenix. He gets to transfer to Anchorage for a couple months during the busy summer season.
His wife flew up to enjoy a few days sightseeing with him.
All in all a very worthwhile hike.
Everyone helps out with the tram
Upper Winner Creek Gorge
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