The Cordova Historical Society just published a new Copper River Highway Historical tour, you can get the brochure at the Museum inside the Cordova Center.  A great way to follow the tour is on a bike!    Call Cordova Gear at 907-424-5590 and reserve an e-bike, hybrid, mountain or fat bike.  Stop by the museum and pick up the tour brochure, then ride out the road while learning about the history!  Take a picnic and make a day of it!

If you have never tried to ride a fat bike, you might want to give them a try.  Where ever you ride, it seems like fun!  The bikes have great traction, and a fun bouncy feel to them.  Do you ever think about how much fun was to ride when you were little?  Well, that is how riding a fat bike feels!  you can rent one at Cordova Gear.

 We took a ride up and down the Copper Rive at 27 mile bridges and had a blast riding on all sorts of different terrain.  It is such a joy ride along the Copper River.  It is huge, and has so much water flowing it is hard to believe all the fish can swim up that strong current. along looking at dinner plate size brown bear tracks and huge moose tracks definitely make you look around a bit more carefully while traveling.  Seals eyes at water level watched as we passed the silently disappeared as if they were never there.

Taking a break and attempting to do a quick sketch while the real artist David Rosenthal does a quick sketch that will now doubt turn into an amazing oil painting.  If you have not seen his work you should take a look at the website antarcticpaintings.com

Wow, it is getting so green.  What a view on the way back from the airport!

The weather was beautiful and we did see some birds, but the shorebirds were at Hartney Bay while we were biking on the Copper River Highway.  We saw Sparrows, Eagles, Swans, Geese, Gulls, Yellow Legs and Crows.  At twenty seven mile the water was so clear you could see the contours of the silt very clearly.  The views of the mountains and surrounding area are a joy to see, especially with the colors just beginning to change.  Yellows and light green patches of color are beginning to glow and grow!

Fat tire bikes rented from Cordova Gear are super fun to ride on any Cordova Trail or road!

An evening walk and drive out the road this evening was a nice way to end the day.  An eagle decided we could stand below to take a photo before taking off.  There are small patches of green beginning to show up, but everything it still,mostly brown with the tiniest hint of bright green beginning, as soon as we get one bright warm day, the Delta will come alive with color.