On the Road Again.
We said farewell again to our good friends. They treated us wonderfully. Thank you Denny and Linda. We hope we get a chance to reciprocate in the future.
See the gray tree sticks on the right of the picture? Those are called ghost trees. The earthquake on Easter, 1964 caused the land in many places sixty miles north to sixty miles south of Anchorage to sink six to eight feet or more. That allowed salt water to reach the roots of trees that had been just above the fresh water/salt water interface. In spots there are whole forests of ghost trees.
North a few miles we stopped in Palmer, AK. Quilt Shop :).
Palmer is the home of the Alaska state fair. A couple of months from now those huge vegi’s. will be on display. To look at gardens now you wouldn’t think that possible. Lots of leaves but no fruit/flowers.
A few more miles and a stop at a Musk Ox farm.
The musk ox are being raised for this:
Qiviut is the under coat that the musk ox grow each winter. It is so dense that the musk ox actually thrive in the extreme low temperatures above the arctic circle in winter. It is VERY fine and VERY soft. And VERY expensive.
The qiviut is collected each spring, cleaned, and spun in to a very fine yarn. The yarn is provided to native peoples who knit it into scarves, hats, blankets, jackets, etc. A ski hat style cap that covers the ears costs $185. They are having a raffle for a blanket for $5 a shot. The blanket is valued at $10,000.
About half way between Palmer and Glennallen is the Matanuska Glacier.
Probably the smallest glacier we have seen in Alaska and it looks like it will not be around much longer.
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