This - was spectacular. The mountain ranges themselves are great, the glaciers on them fantastic - and the plane ride to Kennecott was something else altogether. Our pilot would tip the plane so that everyone could see the interesting sights, from glaciers to waterfalls to mud volcanoes to unearthly rock structures. And then there was Kennecott - an old mining operation where we got to see all 14 floors of the operation. Though the guide we had referred to the gravity concentration tables as shaker tables (which I consistently heard as Shaker tables)... The only thing I didn't care for was the lack of air conditioning - which, to be fair, hasn't generally been a shortfall for the lodge.
McCarthy, the town where the mill workers - um, spent their money, shall we say - was not so interesting. Though another shuttle, on the way there, came across two bears on the road, and at least one other was spotted while we were there.
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