After two nights in Girdwood, we caught the early morning train to Seward. The smoke from the Swan Lake fire really limited our views of the various glaciers that one can normally see on the journey south. After arriving in Seward, we took a leisurely walk around town and then enjoyed a lazy afternoon. The plan had been to check out the trail on Mount Marathon that is used for the annual Fourth of July race, but the smoke was just too thick. Instead, I got up at 5 AM the next morning to check out the trail before we caught the boat for the next part of our adventure.