Childs Glacier Tour and Ride

For a fun and amazing tour take a tour out to Childs Glacier and bring your bike along.  Riverside Inn Glacier Tours offers a wonderful historic tour of the Million Dollar Bridge and Childs Glacier.  Start out driving 37 miles out the Copper River Highway while having your morning coffee, you might see moose, porcupine, eagles, bear or even a wolf!  At the end of the road where the bridge there washed out six years ago you can board an airboat that is big enough to carry 6 people, 6 bikes and lots of gear and more.  Ride across the swift Copper River to the other side and either ride the 12 miles to the Childs Glacier campground or ride your bike.  The ride was very nice, we stopped along the way to look at the streams, and eagle and saw a few voles run across the road.  We did not see a bear, but did see some older scat.  The ride was very pleasant and took about an hour or so.  Once around the last curve in the road, there is a beautiful view of the bridge, getting nearer slowly creates an appreciation of just how big the river and the 1500 foot bridge is.  .  

After enjoying the view of both Childs and Miles glacier and the nice breeze on the bridge we continued on to the campground and picnic area about a 1/2 mile further down the road.  When we got there, a fire was going.  Our groceries were already there and we had a nice picnic!  After lunch, we rode across the bridge to a trail that leads to cell phone tower and an amazing view.  Jack led the hike and offered lot's of great information about the area, the bridge and the glaciers.  There is a lot to see and do and the day seemed short, next time we will make it an overnight trip!  If you need to rent bikes Cordova Gear has some great rental bikes!