The trip from Cooper Landing to Seward was an easy 1 ½ hour drive. Weather is nice and Seward is about 60 deg F. The Bear Creek RV Park is a little run down but OK. We headed downtown and checked out our dining choices. We chose the Sea Salt Grill so we could sit outside and enjoy the views of Resurrection Bay. After lunch we walked the nearby shops including Brown and Hawkings. Brown and Hawkings was a really cool dry goods store 5 years ago but it isn’t the same anymore. How disappointing.
After walking the shops we walked Maverick along the bay and checked out the mile 0 marker of the Iditarod trail. We loaded back up and it was still early. We drove out by the Exit Glacier. Exit Glacier is one of the most accessible glaciers by car and by foot. The trailhead was super crowded but we got lucky with a close parking spot. We decided spur of the moment to hike the trail all of the way to the face of the glacier. The trail is a 2 mile round trip. The first half of the trail is flat and paved. The second half gets progressively more rugged and steep. We were pretty winded by the time we came to the glacier but we were rewarded by great views of the glacier very close. For dinner Donna cooked Panko breaded Salmon and it was by far our favorite Salmon dinner to-date. Yum!