July 16, 2016 Boat trip on Lake Portage and Portage Glacier

Saturday, July 16, 2016 Boat trip on Lake Portage and Portage Glacier

We talked to Jim and Terry to find out how they did on the repairs on their motorhome.  They are back on the road and are staying at Portage RV Park.  What a coincidence.  So we are going to do this tour to the glacier together.

 

At one time people who visited the Visitor Center could actually touch this glacier now you have to take a ½ hour boat ride to even see it.  This glacier formed the lake and nothing lives in its waters.  So there is very little wildlife to see.  The waterfalls were nice and flowing at a good rate.  We saw icebergs in the water and as we got closer to the glacier it got colder.  We got very close to it and we did see it calve one time.  This glacier was ½ mile wide and 500 foot tall. 

We had lunch with Jim and Terry and said our farewells one more time.  I think that this is going to be our last outing together but we are going to stay in touch as they only are about 30 minutes from my sisters in New Hampshire. 

We made a pit stop at the Alaska Wild Berry Product Store.  We wanted to see the 20 foot “CHOCOLATE WATERFALL”.  This is the largest one in the world.  It contains 3400 pounds of real chocolate!  Unfortunately it is advised not to eat it.

Saw these Dall Sheep along the road on the way to Portage Glacier

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PICTURES

Waterfall on Portage Lake

Piece of ice that looks like a whale's tale

A bigger piece of ice

Portage Glacier

Check out the kayakers compared to the glacier

A bigger piece of ice

Extra large piece of ice

Bottom of the Chocolate Waterfall

The complete waterfall