Yesterday we drove from Cooper Landing to Copper Center which is on the Richardson Highway en-route to Valdez (pronounced Val-deez). As we were headed eastward we passed the Mantanusca Glacier and faced the Wrangell Mountains. The tallest peaks visible are Mt. Sanford (16,237 ft), Mt. Drum (12,010 ft), and Mt. Wrangell (14,113 ft) and they are all snow capped with glaciers on or near them. The tallest peak in this range was not visible to us as it was too far south and covered with clouds. It is Mt. Blackburn (16,690 ft).
Due to stops along the way and some sight-seeing we didn't get into the state park until after 6 pm. After supper we walked over to the resort near us to use their wi-fi. We think this place is struggling. They have an RV park (only 2 RV's were there), a 'lodge' made up of trailers (appeared empty) and a small restaurant/bar run by Russian immigrants. We had a drink and left at 9:30 pm and the place was empty on a Saturday night!
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