I was moderately bummed that, thanks to very dreary weather, yesterday’s final drive into Seward did not live up to what it looked like it could have been on a map:
But today made up for that in a big way. We decided first to drove to Lowell Point, just minutes down the road from Seward, but it is in that community that we finally ran out of road. Seward Highway out of Anchorage becomes Main Street in Seward becomes this RV park and boat ramp at a dead end in Lowell Point. So it may have been a short drive (made longer because we were trapped following the bulldozer that was maintaining it), but ended this way:
We poked around for a bit, then wandered over to the State Park for a stroll on our finish line beach. I’ve never seen a black sand beach before, but it was beautiful.
For reasons unknown to science, George decided, in this victorious moment, to brush his teeth using his phone as a mirror, here, in this place. Then a fly flew into his face. This is irrelevant to the story, but the photos must be added to the record.
Then on to our final stop, the Exit Glacier overlook hike in Kenai Fjords National Park. The drive over there was brilliant. We’ve dropped far enough south that autumn color is only just starting to punch through, leaving a road lined with brilliant green and chartreuse. And the sun finally broke through the cloud cover.
Between this drive and the glacier overlook, in my mind, this was our finish line. With the clouds parted and the rain stopped, I even put the roof down one last time.
After our hike, it was time for one last drive — to return to Anchorage and get down to business.