Hiking Mt Eyak on a Sunny Day, High Above Cordova, Alaska
A US Geological Survey marker signals the top of our hike. A beautiful view of Lake Eyak and the surrounding mountains unfolds before us. It felt like we were high in the Swiss Alps, with alpine lakes and snow capped peaks all around. Cordova, Alaska is a town that is off the beaten path. Way off. There are no roads that connect it to the rest of Alaska. Many of the 2,400 folks that live here like it that way. But that means there are only two way to get here; by little plane (either landing on the lake or a small airstrip known as Mudhole Airport), or by boat. We are cruising in Prince William Sound this week aboard the expedition ship Safari Explorer, so this was our ticket to one of the most remote coastal towns here. I almost couldn't believe my eyes when I woke up this morning. There was not a cloud in the sky. Prince William Sound, being immersed in a temperate rainforest, does not usually provide weather like this. I had to go dig my sunglasses out of the bottom of my bag....