The Girdwood Tram

Leyla's friend Patricia is visiting from Puerto Rico for a week. And ironically, from her trip to Alaska she moves to Springfield, MA for her residency.

At any rate, Leyla, Patricia, Joshua and I were able to hike out to the tram in Girdwood (about 45 minutes south of Anchorage).

Leyla (and her boyfriend Zac) have different days off from Scott and I, unfortunately. So if there is ever an opportunity for any of us to hang out, we try our darndest to! Because Patricia is in town visiting Leyla, Leyla switched days off at work so that she could have a Saturday off.

We were supposed to go kayaking in Whittier, but the weather forecast was too grim. So instead, we all piled into "Jo", my Volvo, and headed out to Turnagain Arm.

The hike was relatively short and pretty easy. The terrain wasn't too steep, and the trail was very well established.

The tram itself was a lot of fun to work. It's constructed on a pulley system and transports individuals over Glacier Creek. The scenery was pretty stunning, although because there were a bunch of people on the trail, it was tough to justify planting ourselves over the middle of creek to take pictures. There was a line starting to build on either side to use the tram.

Just after the tram, we came upon Gorge Bridge. What fantastic scenery. We felt like we could've hung out there for hours, just relaxing and watching nature.

Pretty darn splendid.

Here's some photos: