Alaska Adventures: Freddie and Charlie
My grandsons from Virginia were here for a visit the last two weeks. We took a visit to the Flattop Mountain Trailhead area on their last day. This is a great tourist stop here in Alaska as it is just on the edge of Anchorage and gives beautiful panoramic views of the city of Anchorage, Elmendorf/Richardson Military Bases, Cook Inlet, and part of the Chugach Mountains. It especially gives great views of glacial carved features, such as the U-shaped hanging valley seen in the background of this photo. For even better views, a short hike can take you down into the valley, or to the side of the background mountains for blueberry picking, or to the top of Flattop Mountain. As one can see, too, a small bit of the upcoming Fall season can be seen with some of the Fireweed leaves in the foreground turning red. I used manual setting for this. Adjustments in Photoshop CC.
Uploaded on August 26, 2014