our first day in the land of the midnight sun

the hostel we are staying at is a little less than impressive, but after a long day of traveling, and a few beers to settle in... rachel and I had no problem crashing out. 

the sun comes up by 5am, but we managed to "sleep in" till about 8. without a plan for the day, we headed into downtown to grab breakfast, and decided to drive out towards Whittier and the prince William sound for the day. there wasn't a cloud in the sky, and we stocked our day packs for exploring. 

the drive along the shore of the turnagain inlet was gorgeous. we went long first, and headed all the way out to Whittier, stopping a few times along the way at viewpoints. such a sucker for mountains, rivers, and glaciers! 

the day was so calm and clear, the water was a perfect mirror on the mountains.