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Glenn Highway to the Matanuska Glacier December 18th, 2009

Granite Peak

I took a trip up the Glenn Highway to look at a ten acre lot near the Matanuska Glacier.

It was a beautiful day there, but foggy and zero degrees in Palmer. Since the Chugach Mountains were in the shade I took a few photos of some of the sunlit Talkeetna Mountains. Here is Granite Peak which is just past Sutton near mile 65 of the Glenn Highway.

One of my favorite mountains is Castle Mountain at about mile 72, just before you pull into Chickaloon.

Castle Mountain

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And then at mile 95 is Victory Peak which towers over Victory Bible Camp and the long since closed Victory High School where I graduated in 1971.

Victory Peak

Speaking of schools, here is Glacier View School where I attended 8th grade. It was only a two room school at that time and in a different location. The current location overlooks the Matanuska Glacier. It has one of the best views in the country…or world for that matter.

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John Nyholt said at December 20th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
Marty Thanks for the pictures of the mountains.
I often look in on your site here to see what is going on in the area. 2006 my wife and I moved from Victory Bible Camp back to Michigan. I returned in
May 2009 to help Dwayne King get the cook shack at Kingdom Air Corps. I miss Alaska but am also blessed with a good job in MI.
Thanks. Your web site is great.. John Nyholt
Todd Schmidt said at December 29th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Marty
Did you ever fish Bench Lake?
marty said at December 29th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
If you are talking about Bench Lake on the other side of the Matanuska River across from Hicks Creek the answer is no.