Alaska Review! Day 13--Bird Creek/Girdwood (Part 2)

That other post was getting long, so let's finish up here.

This is Charlie.  He was stationed down by the river to help and impart all sorts of knowledge about panning for gold.  

 You can see all the supplies that are down by the river, if you don't remember to bring them all with you.

Eventually, we figured we weren't going to strike it rich and we headed back to the main street.

 

On the way back, we checked out the inside of some of the buildings.

 The items here were from an older time than what we saw at Independence Mine.

 That bear on the bed surprised us a little.

 And one last shot of the wedding cake.

We spent about 2 hours at Crow Creek.  Although we didn't find any gold, it was a lot of fun to give it a try.  And the setting was fabulous.

Next stop was Aleyeska.  The day didn't allow for the tram ride, but Chretien is a ski instructor part time in the winter and he wanted to see the resort and mountain.

You can see the bike in the right corner of the photo.  Mountain biking occurs here during the summer.

Then it was time for dinner.  We opted to head back toward the motel, and wound up at:

 The Turnagain Arm Pit BBQ.   We sat outside.  Who can complain about this view, even if the Seward Highway is right.there.

 I got some sort of special tacos.  I don't remember what others got.  Our total bill here was $87.

Then it was back to the motel to pack.  The kids played outside (there is tons of grass, since it's also an RV park) while we managed to cram everything back into our suitcases. 

Everyone is ready to leave Alaska soon!

But not before we had one more day to spend.