Like A Virgin
Rain. Rain. Rain. That’s what it did all the second day I was in Anchorage. As I drove further south, it seemed to rain more and more. I think that is because of the Alyeska ski resort mountain at Girdwood, which probably draws in a lot more moisture than other areas further away. And that is where I was headed: Girdwood. My brother-in-law told us “you have to stop at Girdwood, it is so amazing”. Well, frankly I couldn’t see what the big deal is about Girdwood. It has 1 gas station, 1 gift shop called the “Tourist Trap” (what an awful name, it sure makes me want to go in there – not), and 3 pizza places. That’s it. Well, maybe it would have been nicer had I actually been able to see the mountain, if it wasn’t all overcast and rainy.
Virgin Creek Falls is a small 15 ft. waterfall tucked away in Girdwood on a very scenic, gorgeous, clean flowing, pristine (virgin like) creek. It is located at the end of a private road, but it does have public access to the falls. And it is a short 5 minute hike to the falls. I don’t mind the rain, or hiking in it, though I don’t like photographing if it is raining hard. The rain was sort of off and on, so it wasn’t too bad, though I definitely got a bit wet on this short hike.
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