On down the Richerdson Highway

August 20: Richardson Highway. We were up and on the road early and arrived at Worthington Glacier before 8:00. We were the only ones there.

Our next stop was Thompson Pass. This was one of the highlights of the day. Parked along the side of the road and walked up a trail and across the tundra. The clouds were below us and the mountains with snow and blue sky were all around us. We are above the clouds.

Edna loves high places!

Escape To parked at bottom of trail

Arrived at Blueberry Lake State Recreation Area early and found a campsite by the lake.

On our walk around the lake we met Sharon Nault the northern field editor for The Milepost. She was on her yearly visit to update the book and told us that this campground was closed last year and it has been completely redone. The campground was made much smaller with paved road and parking spots. She also told us of a path up to the tundra where you can walk along this mountain top forever. Campground used to be open tundra, but now has lots of shrubs. Example of how the land is constantly changing.

Walked up an old road that used to be the campground road and found another lake. Lots
of wildflowers along the path.

Enjoyed reindeer sausage for dinner. Edna got the down comforter out for night. We are staying here two nights.