Things on the Water

Weather in Anchorage has been great.  Actually, the weather since we left Denali has been great.  Highs about 77 degrees, sunny and low humidity.  Today we looked at some things that float on the water.  We started with visiting Lake Hood.  Lake Hood is host to nearly 200 daily operations and has become the largest and busiest seaplane base in the world.  We need to come back through Anchorage after we visit the Kenai Peninsula.  We are hoping that maybe on our trip back thru we might take a ride on a float plane.  We also visited Potter Marsh.  It is a bird lover’s paradise.  This 564-acre fresh water marsh stretches for nearly two miles between the Seward Highway and the base of the Chugach Mountains, creating a wetland maze that has at least 130 species of migratory and nesting birds.  I didn't see that many different types of birds.  Mostly it was ducks and some swans.  It has a long, raised 1,550-foot boardwalk from which you may access the wetland without disturbing the birds.  The habitat also attracts browsing moose, beavers and muskrats, bald eagles, and spawning salmon.  You could see lots of salmon in the streams, some of which were dead.  The dead ones were a result of the salmon dying after they spawn.  Lastly we went to Beluga Point.  Beluga Point is a place to observe Beluga whales as they fish for salmon. I didn't see any whales, but it was a very scenic place.

Float plane at Lake Hood

Ducks at Potter Marsh

Sights a Beluga Point

Some girls having fun in the mud at Beluga Point