Whittier, AK (by Caleb)

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If I had to pick a town, Whittier would be my pick for the most "Alaska" looking town that we have been to.

On the way to Whittier, Alaska, we had to drive through a tunnel. This was not an ordinary, under-a-road tunnel. No, this tunnel went through a mountain. It the longest tunnel in North America.

The tunnel is 2.5 miles long.

Trains and cars had to take turns going through the tunnel.

After we paid the fee and drove through the tunnel, we were officially in Whittier, AK.  I want to say, "We finally came to this great famous city, Whittier!" But a a few buildings splattered on the coast with only a couple hundred people doesn't deserve such talk.

Honestly, I don't know why we went to Whittier in the first place. Whittier is also a common cruise stop and don't ask me why. (Well, actually if you really wanted to know why, it's because the ocean over in that area never freezes over because it's a warm water bay.) We parked the RV in some boring parking lot.

Cruise ship by Whittier

View of Whittier

The next day, we didn't do much of anything because of the bad weather. That night we did watch a movie, Lilo and Stitch.

The next day, we drove around Whittier to actually see the city. There was a huge cruise ship in the port that looked as big as the town itself. We drove to a parking lot and walked a short trail to a waterfall. Since it had been raining, the waterfall was know a raging flood rushing down the rocks. After that we drove to a small playground.

A snow machine

Later, we drove into the town of Whittier and walked around. It was only composed of a few shops, mostly kayaking trips and boat tour reservation shops. When we got to the end of the stores, we stopped at a fudge shop and got fudge. Then, we went next door and got cinnamon rolls and ice cream.

"This is supposed to be our beautiful views of waterfalls and mountains. We had to be very imaginative in Alaska." -Mom

The next day, we drove to Creekwood Inn, RV Park and Motel.

Location: Whittier, AK 99693, USA

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