Magical Moose Pass
By Land, By Sea, By Air....if the railroad can't take you there you take to the skies rivers and lakes to travel across the vast wilderness that is the 49th state. With more pilots per capita than any other state in the nation, Alaskans love to take to the skies.
Here a trio of float planes and a skiff are seen moored up at the small dock/marina at the south end of Upper Trail Lake as the northbound daily (in summer) Alaska Railroad Coastal Classic passenger train (210W) crosses over the Trail River at MP 29.5 on their 111 mile return trip to Anchorage from Seward with an SD70MAC/GP40-2 combo in charge. Rising beyond is the 5354 Solars Mountain here in the picturesque Kenai Mountain range.
On this day the sun rose at 4:22 AM and won't set until 11:39 PM so the passengers aboard will have a glorious view over the top of the mountains at Grandview and then along the shore of Turnagain Arm with a scheduled arrival back in the big city at 10:15 PM.
Moose Pass, Alaska
Wednesday June 13, 2013
Magical Moose Pass
By Land, By Sea, By Air....if the railroad can't take you there you take to the skies rivers and lakes to travel across the vast wilderness that is the 49th state. With more pilots per capita than any other state in the nation, Alaskans love to take to the skies.
Here a trio of float planes and a skiff are seen moored up at the small dock/marina at the south end of Upper Trail Lake as the northbound daily (in summer) Alaska Railroad Coastal Classic passenger train (210W) crosses over the Trail River at MP 29.5 on their 111 mile return trip to Anchorage from Seward with an SD70MAC/GP40-2 combo in charge. Rising beyond is the 5354 Solars Mountain here in the picturesque Kenai Mountain range.
On this day the sun rose at 4:22 AM and won't set until 11:39 PM so the passengers aboard will have a glorious view over the top of the mountains at Grandview and then along the shore of Turnagain Arm with a scheduled arrival back in the big city at 10:15 PM.
Moose Pass, Alaska
Wednesday June 13, 2013