ALASKA! The Ground Doesn't Move... It Just Traps You | Turnagain Arm Mud Flats.

Beware the mud flats of Turnagain Arm. They look flat. They look quiet. They may even look safe. But that gray shoreline along the Seward Highway is not ordinary sand. It is glacial silt — rock flour — ground from Alaska’s mountains and spread across miles of tidal flats. At low tide, it can feel hard as concrete. But once water returns, that same ground can trap your boots, lock your legs, and leave you helpless against one of the fastest-moving tides in North America. In this Camp Fire Mike story, we look at the hidden danger of the Turnagain Arm mud flats, the bore tide, the warning signs, and the rescue crews who have had to pull people out before the tide came in. People have died here. Many others have been rescued just in time. So if you’re driving south of Anchorage and you see those wide-open mud flats, enjoy the view from the road. Take a picture. But stay off the flats. Alaska doesn’t always look dangerous. Sometimes the land just waits. Sunrise Alaska video link:    • Camp Fire Mike: The Story of Sunrise, Alaska