September 23, 2025
After my daytrip to Valdez I would head back to Anchorage to use it as a base for the next three nights. To get there I will follow the same route as I did when I first arrived in the state. Not many view of mountains, either snow covered or otherwise, today as there was a heavy overcast, low clouds and precipitation in various forms.
There were light showers for the majority of the drive. When I arrived at the portion of the road that went up above 3,000 feet elevation it started to snow, and the already low temperature started to drop. There were light flurries at first but as the temperature dropped to near freezing it started sticking to the vegetation alongside the road and I became concerned about the road, as I had not seen much traffic to keep it warm.
I slowed down, especially when I came to bridges, and just took my time. When I got to where the road started to drop in elevation I still couldn’t see much but got a little more comfortable once the flurries stopped.
When I got out of the mountains as I approached Anchorage the clouds lifted some and the rain stopped.
I decided to stop at a large Cultural Center for Indigenous Tribes which I had seen signs for as I went through the area earlier in my trip. Unfortunately, when I arrived I found a sign out front that said it was closed for two days for a private event.
I did at least see an impressive sculpture out front.
When I got into town I went to the library to use my laptop for checking the weather for the coming days as well as planning my next two stops which will be south of Anchorage.
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