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It's Monday and we're back on Caroline's bus headed to the Kenai Princess Lodge. We'll make a lunch stop in Palmer on the way.
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We had a rest stop at the Matanuska Glacier State Recreation Site. There are some impressive views from here, and several educational signs relating to glaciers. This informational sign explains the making of Moraines.
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This sign explains where you're likely to find glaciers, in high elevations and/or close to the poles.
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We saw abundant evidence of the work of the Spruce Bark Beetle beginning at the Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge.
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On our way to Palmer we made a rest stop at the Matanuska Glacier State Recreation Site. This was the view across the valley from the rest stop.
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We stopped in Palmer for lunch. Our meeting point was the Palmer visitor center and garden. Here is the side wall of the visitor center with and unknown flower. Some of the largest, healthiest, and most unusual flowers and vegetables I've seen.
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The Lions club put up this sign post marker with distances to various spots. Note we're 7452 miles from Wellington, NZ, 1930 from THE North Pole.
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A thoughtfully included "Walk the Town" map. Wish we'd paid closer attention; I'd like to have visited the Arboretum.
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There were some huge cabbages growing here. The exceptionally long daylight makes for some prize vegetables.
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In Palmer we elected to eat at "Vagabond Blues" where I was amused to see a rationing sign for hand sanitizer.
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We're just outside of Anchorage, not far from Whittier, and headed for the Kenai Princess Lodge.
