Greetings from Kennecott, AK!
I'm having a day off and catching up with the technological and consumer parts of reality that I gladly enjoy a break from here, for the most part! This post will mostly contain photos from the last 2.5 weeks and a bit of explanation, I have very limited electric and internet access here so, I will make it brief. The "pizza bus" formally known as Tailor Made Pizza 2 is doing quite well, the introduction of espresso and Stacie's new menu items have really taken off and we are enjoying a busy summer thus far, the business really picks up from July 4th through August, so we are just ramping up to the true business we are looking forward to in the next 2 months!
We have been experiencing quite a heat wave and draught since I arrived, fires are prevalent in the park and we are ever hopeful for rain. My friend, Ricky from the south pole and his mother are here now for a few days visiting and exploring the glacier and mine, they are the first people I've been able to share my great cabin with, I feel selfish at times because my cabin and surroundings certainly warrant enjoyment by as many people as possible!
Here we go...
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| on the Glenn Hwy on the way in from Anchorage |
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| Matanuska Glacier |
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| on the road, just outside of Glennallen, heading toward the Wrangells! |
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| looking north on the Copper River, the home of the famous Copper River Red King Salmon! |
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| looking south on the Copper River, crossing the bridge that begins the 60 mile McCarthy dirt road, touted as "the worst road in Alaska", although it wasn't so bad this time! |
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| the Kuskalana rail trestle |
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| northern view from the Kuskalana trestle |
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| southern view from the trestle, it is customary to collect a massive rock before crossing the bridge and stop just in the middle and throw it off.... |
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| Donahoe and Stairway Icefall |
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| Kennecott River |
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| the museum, the CR & NW railroad, nicknamed the "Can't Run & Never Will" |
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| The PIZZA BUS! |
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| the espresso machine, our baby! |
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| view of Kennecott glacier and Mt. Blackburn from our dining area |
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| PIZZA! |
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| the mine with Donahoe peak in the background |
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| the hospital and National creek |
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| down bridge side of National creek, notice the mining debris (trash) |
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| the ammonia leeching plant |
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| the conveyor bringing copper to the leeching plant from the mill building |
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| the 14 story mill building |
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| one of the remnants of the old tram system leading up to the mines |
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| the power plant |
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| inside the power plant |
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| inside the refurbished power plant, one of the NPS projects here |
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| inside the power plant |
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| view of Kennecott from the glacier |
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| Mt. Blackburn to the left, Donahoe in the middle and Stairway Icefall on the right |
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| bluebells |
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| wild roses with my cabin in the background |
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| my cabin and bluebells |
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| the out house |
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| truly one of the most pleasurable out houses i've ever visited! |
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| view of the glacier form the out house! |
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| the shower and sauna house |
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| the deck, over looking the glacier and Fireweed mountain |
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full moon on solstice
I hope you all enjoy these photos and I will get some more shots and stories up soon!
Until then, I wish you all a wonderfull day,
take care,
karen grace |
