Mat-Su Drive





Chickaloon bridge


Mat-Su coal country.

The high Chugach Peaks rise abruptly above the river all along the road from Palmer to Glenallen.




Hydrothermal alteration of limestones and other sediments.

Different brand of tourist problems in Alaska.


Upper Matanuska valley.

The most interesting building in Glenallen, AK.

Population of Valdez, AK = 4,000. Population of Fairbanks, AK = 32,000. Population of Canada = 35 million. All get the same size sign.




Memorial Day weekend in Alaska.


Deeply incised landscape at the snout of the Matanuska Glacier.



Saw 5 moose leaving the valley this morning, but just one upon my return.