Jim and Lyndi ZR-1 Road Trip 2019 - Back to Alaska - Page 11 - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

PhillipsLT5 · 07-01-2019

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

efnfast · 07-01-2019

Yeah, WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

G-Sting · 07-01-2019

Simply epic!

Paul Workman · 07-01-2019

I'm gonna call you "Pathfinder". Ami and I are deciding where to take a vacation, once my "ball joints" are fixed. AK is @ the top of the list, thanks to you two😊

QB93Z · 07-01-2019

Day 21: At Kennicott Lodge

Our agenda for the day was to explore the mine buildings and take a long hike to see if we could reach the "ice wall" further up the Root Glacier.

The weather was great again but there was a little bit of haze in the air that affected visibility of distant views. The haze is probably a result of several forest fires in Alaska this summer. The temperature of interior Alaska has been 85 to 90 degrees while we have been here.

Most of the buildings that remain from the Kennicott Mine Company now belong to the National Park Service. Some of the "important" buildings have been restored to exhibition condition and are safe to enter. However many of the buildings are decayed and will take significant effort and cost to stabilize and restore.

The Kennicott mine extracted copper ore from the mountain. In it's day the Kennicott mine was the highest producing copper mine in the world. The buildings seen here contained the processes for ore extraction, milling to gravel size for high grade ore and also elaborate chemical separation of copper from lower grade ore. The copper ore was then loaded on rail cars for transport to Cordova, AK. The ore was transferred to ships and taken to Seattle for final processing to copper. During the life of the mine about 900,000 tons of ore were produced.

We set out for a hike to the ice wall on the Root Glacier. The trail was in very good condition and we enjoyed revisiting some of the same trail as yesterday.

We had to turn back before reaching our destination because Lyndi did not want to aggravate a twisted ankle from yesterday.

On the way back to the Lodge we saw a moose with a calf cross the trail going up the mountain. The brush was taller than the moose and we did not get a useful photo but we were happy to have finally encountered a moose in the wild.

Jim

Paul Workman · 07-01-2019

Any concern for crossing paths with a Griz? Pepper spray?? (45-70??)

QB93Z · 07-01-2019

Day 22: Leave Kennicott and drive to Tok, AK

On Saturday morning we bid farewell to Kennicott:

On the flight back to Chitina we got some more fabulous scenery:

The southern end of the glacial moraine shows the melted ice and more glacial run off:

Another glacier:

This picture shows the terrain after a glacier melts and the process of plants recovering on the rock surface:

In the distance we could see all the way to the Chugach Mountains:

to be continued......

Jagdpanzer · 07-01-2019

Jim,
Your epic journey reminds me of this old Johnny Horton song
https://youtu.be/b3tAJS0wpRY

Sent from my iPhone using ZR-1 Net Registry

QB93Z · 07-01-2019

After we landed at Chitina, we drove north on the Richardson Highway toward Tok, AK. We stopped at the B&B we stayed at three days ago to see how the house move was coming. Well, the house was not moved. They had raised it some more then quit for the weekend. The owners were very upset because they had expected to be back in their house in three days but now it was 8 days.

We stopped at the Wrangell - St Elias NP visitor center on the Richardson Highway and took a hike out to see the Copper River Valley. After about a mile, we found a sign that we decided must be advisory in nature and continued on:

We turned on the the Tok Cutoff for the rest of our trip. One of the plants that we have been enjoying in Alaska is Fireweed. It grows along the road side and is one of the first plants to regrow after a forest fire:

We stopped to eat lunch and for another view of the Copper River Valley:

In Alaska, one of the trees that we have seen a lot are Aspens. There were a lot of the Aspens along the Tok Cutoff:

Jim

QB93Z · 07-01-2019

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jagdpanzer

Jim,
Your epic journey reminds me of this old Johnny Horton song
https://youtu.be/b3tAJS0wpRY

Sent from my iPhone using ZR-1 Net Registry

You are right Phil, that should be our theme song for this trip.

Jim

07-01-2019	#101
PhillipsLT5 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 2,452	Re: Jim and Lyndi ZR-1 Road Trip 2019 - Back to Alaska WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

07-01-2019	#102
efnfast Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Dunbarton NH Posts: 7,467	Re: Jim and Lyndi ZR-1 Road Trip 2019 - Back to Alaska Yeah, WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

07-01-2019	#103
G-Sting Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Kentucky Posts: 363	Re: Jim and Lyndi ZR-1 Road Trip 2019 - Back to Alaska Simply epic! __________________ '94 ZR1 LT5 - Dark Red Metallic '79 L82 4-speeds of fun '96 LT1 Borla, H-pipe, TB, CAI (Sold) "An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered." -- G.K. Chesterton

07-01-2019	#104
Paul Workman Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Squires (near Ava MO in the Mark Twain N'tl Forest) - Missouri Posts: 6,493	Re: Jim and Lyndi ZR-1 Road Trip 2019 - Back to Alaska I'm gonna call you "Pathfinder". Ami and I are deciding where to take a vacation, once my "ball joints" are fixed. AK is @ the top of the list, thanks to you two😊 __________________ Good carz, good food, good friendz = the best of timez! 90 #1202 "FBI" top end ported & relieved Cam timing by "Pete the Greek" Sans secondaries Chip & dyno tuning by Haibeck Automotive SW headers, X-pipe, MF muffs Former Secretary, ZR-1 Net Registry

07-01-2019	#105
QB93Z Join Date: May 2007 Location: Westminster, Maryland Posts: 3,689	Re: Jim and Lyndi ZR-1 Road Trip 2019 - Back to Alaska Day 21: At Kennicott Lodge Our agenda for the day was to explore the mine buildings and take a long hike to see if we could reach the "ice wall" further up the Root Glacier. The weather was great again but there was a little bit of haze in the air that affected visibility of distant views. The haze is probably a result of several forest fires in Alaska this summer. The temperature of interior Alaska has been 85 to 90 degrees while we have been here. Most of the buildings that remain from the Kennicott Mine Company now belong to the National Park Service. Some of the "important" buildings have been restored to exhibition condition and are safe to enter. However many of the buildings are decayed and will take significant effort and cost to stabilize and restore. The Kennicott mine extracted copper ore from the mountain. In it's day the Kennicott mine was the highest producing copper mine in the world. The buildings seen here contained the processes for ore extraction, milling to gravel size for high grade ore and also elaborate chemical separation of copper from lower grade ore. The copper ore was then loaded on rail cars for transport to Cordova, AK. The ore was transferred to ships and taken to Seattle for final processing to copper. During the life of the mine about 900,000 tons of ore were produced. We set out for a hike to the ice wall on the Root Glacier. The trail was in very good condition and we enjoyed revisiting some of the same trail as yesterday. We had to turn back before reaching our destination because Lyndi did not want to aggravate a twisted ankle from yesterday. On the way back to the Lodge we saw a moose with a calf cross the trail going up the mountain. The brush was taller than the moose and we did not get a useful photo but we were happy to have finally encountered a moose in the wild. Jim

07-01-2019	#106
Paul Workman Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Squires (near Ava MO in the Mark Twain N'tl Forest) - Missouri Posts: 6,493	Re: Jim and Lyndi ZR-1 Road Trip 2019 - Back to Alaska Any concern for crossing paths with a Griz? Pepper spray?? (45-70??) __________________ Good carz, good food, good friendz = the best of timez! 90 #1202 "FBI" top end ported & relieved Cam timing by "Pete the Greek" Sans secondaries Chip & dyno tuning by Haibeck Automotive SW headers, X-pipe, MF muffs Former Secretary, ZR-1 Net Registry

07-01-2019	#107
QB93Z Join Date: May 2007 Location: Westminster, Maryland Posts: 3,689	Re: Jim and Lyndi ZR-1 Road Trip 2019 - Back to Alaska Day 22: Leave Kennicott and drive to Tok, AK On Saturday morning we bid farewell to Kennicott: On the flight back to Chitina we got some more fabulous scenery: The southern end of the glacial moraine shows the melted ice and more glacial run off: Another glacier: This picture shows the terrain after a glacier melts and the process of plants recovering on the rock surface: In the distance we could see all the way to the Chugach Mountains: to be continued......

07-01-2019	#108
Jagdpanzer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 2,659	Re: Jim and Lyndi ZR-1 Road Trip 2019 - Back to Alaska Jim, Your epic journey reminds me of this old Johnny Horton song https://youtu.be/b3tAJS0wpRY Sent from my iPhone using ZR-1 Net Registry __________________ Phil Wasinger 1994 Torch Red ZR-1 WAZOO Member George Braml Intake

07-01-2019	#109
QB93Z Join Date: May 2007 Location: Westminster, Maryland Posts: 3,689	Re: Jim and Lyndi ZR-1 Road Trip 2019 - Back to Alaska After we landed at Chitina, we drove north on the Richardson Highway toward Tok, AK. We stopped at the B&B we stayed at three days ago to see how the house move was coming. Well, the house was not moved. They had raised it some more then quit for the weekend. The owners were very upset because they had expected to be back in their house in three days but now it was 8 days. We stopped at the Wrangell - St Elias NP visitor center on the Richardson Highway and took a hike out to see the Copper River Valley. After about a mile, we found a sign that we decided must be advisory in nature and continued on: We turned on the the Tok Cutoff for the rest of our trip. One of the plants that we have been enjoying in Alaska is Fireweed. It grows along the road side and is one of the first plants to regrow after a forest fire: We stopped to eat lunch and for another view of the Copper River Valley: In Alaska, one of the trees that we have seen a lot are Aspens. There were a lot of the Aspens along the Tok Cutoff: Jim