2011-07-29
Read MoreLooking over the Copper River
The Copper River comes into view along the Edgarton Highway.
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Southern Hills in the Fog
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There's a state recreation site along the Edgarton Highway called Liberty Falls. We stopped to check it out and hike around a bit. It's kind of a nice place.
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Stream at Liberty Falls
On the way to McCarthy and Kennicott
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It's not easy finding a good vantage to see the falls from. Lots of social trails leading every which way, I'm sure one of them finds a spot.
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Just outside of Chitina we cross over the Copper River right at the confluence of the Copper and Chitina Rivers.
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The confluence of the Kuskulana and Chitina Rivers. Wrangell St. Elias NP.
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We saw a few arctic loons.
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