We're down to the count!!!!

As Gail said, we took a train to Spencer Lake/Glacier. There are NO roads to it so the only ones to see if have to come and raft. The icebergs were huge!!! We had seen many but from a big ship. We were eye level with these. It's hard to imagine that 90% of the ice is under the water.
We had worn our frogg toggs pants and we were glad because it was cold and rainy. We all bought frogg togg outfits because they are wind and water proof. They came in handy several times.
The next day after Portage Glacier, we drove south to the Aleyska Resort in Grinwood. It is the largest ski area in Alaska. We took the gondola to the top to check it out. It was beautiful looking over the mt tops and Turniagain Arms (water). We had a drink in their lovely lounge overlooking the community. Grinwood is a small town, mostly for skiing, adventure tours and etc.
Thurs. we drove north. Soon after leaving Anchorage, we spotted 3 moose on the road, a female and her two babies. We were able to get some good pictures of them without getting too close. We went to Thunderbird Falls where Patty and Nancy walked 2 miles on a good but mostly steep trail. Then we all took in the Musk Ox Farm. These are domesticated wild animals that are raised for their quivet. It is much warmer than wool. They remind you of a bison with longer hair but is not related to them. We went to the Eagle River Nature trail next and Patty and Nancy saw a black bear.
Friday (today) We all tried to get our bags packed this morning. Then Patty and Nancy set off on a long walk on the Coastal Trail. It runs along Cook Inlet. The tide was out so there was alot of shore exposed. Their beaches have dark sand and glacier silt. The shore exposed is mushy and NOT to be walked on. We were told that in some places the silt was 2,000 feet deep. All of the beach sand/silt reacts like "quicksand" when you step on it. When we got to town, we have a leisurely lunch at a sidewalk cafe and then caught the bus back to Paula/Bob's. We would have walked back but smoke from fires in Kenai and Fairbanks filled the air so it was hard to breathe. When the girls get back from the Alaska Heritage Center, we're all going to the Chocolate Factory. There is a choc. waterfall there. Can't wait to see that!
Everywhere we have seen gorgeous flowers. They really take advantage of 20 hrs. of sunlight.
As Gail said, we're going to have a farewell dinner tonight. Tomorrow we will hit the Sat. market and go to the base for some final shopping. Our plane leaves tomorrow evening at 8 and we get home Sun. morning. Hope you'll have enjoyed our trip as much as we have.