The Trip to Anchorage - Homebound Leg
A snow-storm blew in while we were at the funeral--waves of dry snow and a biting wind. We both worried about what conditions would be like in the mountains for our drive home. As we pulled out onto the Glenn Highway and headed south toward Anchorage, we couldn't help biut notice how thick traffic was in the outbound lanes.
In fact, as we watched, the flow of vehicles came to a stop. I glanced behind us--to the north--and saw several emergency responders flashing lights just past the entrance to the Fort over in the northbound lanes. We saw the results of several collisions in the opposing lanes as fast-moving traffic heading out of Anchorage ran into the snarl of traffic backing up from the accident. The snow and the slick road were contributing factors.
But the snow eased off as we entered Anchorage. The focus of the storm was north of the city. We crossd town to the Turnagain district to visit with my cousin--briefly--before we had to hit the warehouse stores and head for home.
The winds were picking up as we left Costco and by the time we hit Potters Marsh, snow was drifting across the highway. We were bracing ourselves for a tedious, slow drive along Turnagain Arm, but once we got on the Arm itself, it was calm and traffic was light. We hit a few snow flurries going through the Pass but there was--again--no traffic to speak of and once we got on the flats north of Soldotna, the weather was great and the road was bare.
It was hard to believe this was the same highway we drove that morning, squinting into the snow. Apparently folks retire early on the Lower Peninsula, because once we were south of Soldotna, we saw very little traffic.
It had been a long day and we feel into bed just before one in the morning. We slept soundly...
In fact, as we watched, the flow of vehicles came to a stop. I glanced behind us--to the north--and saw several emergency responders flashing lights just past the entrance to the Fort over in the northbound lanes. We saw the results of several collisions in the opposing lanes as fast-moving traffic heading out of Anchorage ran into the snarl of traffic backing up from the accident. The snow and the slick road were contributing factors.
But the snow eased off as we entered Anchorage. The focus of the storm was north of the city. We crossd town to the Turnagain district to visit with my cousin--briefly--before we had to hit the warehouse stores and head for home.
The winds were picking up as we left Costco and by the time we hit Potters Marsh, snow was drifting across the highway. We were bracing ourselves for a tedious, slow drive along Turnagain Arm, but once we got on the Arm itself, it was calm and traffic was light. We hit a few snow flurries going through the Pass but there was--again--no traffic to speak of and once we got on the flats north of Soldotna, the weather was great and the road was bare.
It was hard to believe this was the same highway we drove that morning, squinting into the snow. Apparently folks retire early on the Lower Peninsula, because once we were south of Soldotna, we saw very little traffic.
It had been a long day and we feel into bed just before one in the morning. We slept soundly...
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