July 7th - Exit Glacier

We started the day at the Bake Shop. This cute little bakery in Girdwoos served up some good breakfast.

We hit the road for Steward. The views on Steward highway are beautiful. We headed to Exit Glacier. It's one of the few glaciers in Alaska you can hike to from the road. It was a moderately  strenuous hike uphill. The views were incredible. I was shocked at how much the glacier has receded since I have been here in 2000. There was a sign showing the difference.

After glacier viewing, we headed to downtown Steward for lunch. Steward Brewing company serves up some good brews and some good food. They had a great steak salad. We had to laugh because the wings were tiny. Glenn call them one bite wings.

We did some souvenir shopping. Then we went to Steward Windsong Lodge to check in. The resort feels like summer camp. The rooms are in blocks of 8 spread out around the property. It's a functional room. We walk down to the Salmon Bake for dinner. We couldn't resist the bug sign out front advertisng cheap beer and lousy food. It had neither. We drank our beer out of mason jars and enjoyed the fried halibut. We had a nightcap at the Resurrection Roadhouse which is part of the resort. They had a great beer list. Again we enjoy the beautiful weather.