Crow Creek Mine

Day 2 June 17

When we woke up, we discovered the mine was having a gold panner's festival, so there was lots going on. Crow Creek was once an active mine, and quite a bit of gold was taken from there. Gold mining claims are still allowed in Alaska, and some areas are open to receational mining. We talked to a man from the Alaska Division of Mines,and were amazed at the lack of regulations there, compared to Florida.

I think Steve would have brought this truck home if he could have figured out how.

Later we went up to Alyeska Resort and looked around. It is a ski resort in the winter, so we took the tram to the top. It was a cloudy day, and we really didn't see much. We did watch some paragliders flying around.

We drove out to Portage Glacier, and went into the visitor center there. I was amazed to see the chunks of ice floating in the lake. I knew that's how icebergs are formed, but until you see it, something like that is hard to comprehend.

We spent the night at a USFS campground near Summit Lake.