Today, we took a water taxi to the other side of the bay so we could hike to Grewingk Glacier Lake in Kachemak Bay State Park. We hiked the 2.2 mile Glacier Lake Trail from Rusty’s Beach to the lake. The glacier flows right into the lake and you can see chunks of ice floating around. It’s an impressive sight, but we couldn’t help but compare it to the much more spectacular glacial lagoon in Iceland. After a quick lunch, we hiked back to the saddle trail to meet our water taxi for the return trip. Valerie was cold after the hike, so we stopped by Two Sisters Bakery for some hearty soup.

Tomorrow, we’re headed north toward Denali National Park. Since it’s a long drive to Denali, we’ll probably break the drive into two segments and spend the night in Portage or Wasilla.