Day 17 Tuesday May 6

Drove from Anchorage towards Seward on the Seward Highway.
It has lots of scenic overlooks and an interesting law.
If there are more than 5 cars in a group, the lead vehicle is REQUIRED to pull over and allow the others to pass.

The Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet has a bore tide. The moon phase was never correct while we were there to see it. So this shot is just the normal tide going out; which was very impressive.

Dall sheep count: 4 And several visible on subsequent drives in this area.

Avalanche chutes: a gazillion
Beluga whales: local guy told us we were seeing them. We were skeptical.

Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center: mostly animals left unattended as babies and not socialized to hunt or survive in the wild.
3 brown bears

3 black bears
4 adult musk ox; 2 babies less than 10 days old
(reintroduced to Alaska from Greenland)

10 wood bison: big formal reintroduction to Alaska project
7 caribou
3 moose
10 elk
2 black tail deer (only smaller deer are Florida deer)
2 great horned owls

lunch Silver Tip Cafe in Girdwood .......great chicken wild rice soup and haddock sandwich
supper Double Musky Inn in Girdwood .....rated among top ten restaurants in US by Food Network. salmon au poivre and garlic seafood pasta

Visitor Centers in Alaska remain closed.