Whittier. Portage.

So I realize that the blogs have been backed up and I have been missing and presumed dead for almost a year which is both bogus and sad. Anyways here is the last post from summer '10 in Alaska. We had a pretty epic day in Whittier, that odd little town of secrets beyond the tunnel. The conclusion is that Whittier is pretty cool, and creepy.

We illegitimately entered the premises of the condemned old barracks dating back to WW2. It was big and creepy but despite previous claims we found no evidence of ghosts or murders.

Some of Seth's shenagins

The place was flooded and abandoned, and decorated with the symbols of teenage rebellion

Most everything had already been broken or defacated on, leaving only room for photos

From the outside, equally creepy

So... ninety times out of ninety one it is rainy down in Whittier, which is why the government made it into a secret base for evil experiments. Today on the other hand... I think a hike is in order.

"Wheeeeee!"

Yeah so we hiked over portage pass to the lake and the glacier by the same name. Seth in an act of hysterical joy stripped himself and did a bare-ass cannonball into the icy waters. I came around the corner just in time to catch the aftermath on film.

glaciers=cool

alas to taste the sweet glacial nectar

Just some action photos of us messin around with ice.

The return hike

Three amigos

Seth using his super sluething techniques to determin the unique characteristics of this bear feces.

Friends... with benifits.

More from the roof of the barracks. Out of order since this was actually the beginning of the day but... Some cool photos.

So it turns out that despite his many strengths, Seth is obnoxiously terrified of heights. Which Ashley finds hilarious.

And so the end of another summer begins a new adventure... South America... and beyond.