Turnagain Arm--Bird Point in center and center-right.  The Portage Glacier area is located to the right of the mountain supporting the hanging glacier. Early mining towns of Hope and Sunrise are to the right.  Girdwood and Alyeska Resort Complex are, generally, to the left of the mountain in the center of the photograph.  Anchorage is a few miles distant in the direction opposite to this view.  The Seward Highway parallels Turnagain Arm at the left.

Photos above and below show the bedrock exposures on Claim ADL 59481 resulting from highway reconstruction ending in 2000.  Utility poles shown in above photo support high voltage lines.  Low voltage local service lines are also on the property.

Putting The Area In Perspective

The early miners were supported, primarily, by pack animals and dog teams delivering supplies from Prince William Sound.  Materials from west coast ports were off-loaded near the present port of Whittier. Some supplies arrived overland from the port of Seward and at the height of mining activity, a true Alaska pioneer, Captain Lathrop, braved the extreme tides of Turnagain Arm with a small vessel and delivered goods to the Girdwood area and the ports of Hope and Sunrise.

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Gated Access Road

View Of ADL 59481 From Bird Point Overlook

Bird Point & Turnagain Arm

Bird Point Trailhead Facility

Turnagain Arm From Trailhead Overlook

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