The Musk Ox Farm was very interesting. Their under layer of fur is very, very soft and is used by the Native women in remote communities to knit hats, snoods, and neck scarves in order to earn extra money. The cow produces one cup of milk a day for the calf who then manages to gain about a pound a day from it. After visiting the Musk Ox Farm near Palmer, we headed toward Anchorage in a drizzly rain and high winds. We decided to just pass up all but the Alaska Native Heritage Center because we are coming back through here in a few days. As it was a holiday weekend, we decided to stop early in Hope before continuing to Seward the next day.
We were seeing the Wrangle National Park and Copper Glacier from the Glenn Highway.
After getting a camp site in downtown Hope on the Turnagain Arm, we walked up the block and back to look at the old buildings. The few 'houses' there were about the size of four phone booths. As this town started because of a small gold rush in the area, that's all that was needed.
On the way down we stopped at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center where we finally saw two black bears who were scuffling and a moose with horns still on.
