Outdoors/Adventure

Photos: Palmer Hay Flats Game Refuge Wildlife Viewing Tower

PALMER HAY FLATS STATE GAME REFUGE -- The recreational renewal of Reflections Lake is almost complete.

A 30-foot-tall steel viewing tower rising on the lake's northwest side marks the end of an upgrade that began in 2008 with a mile-long perimeter trail. The $300,000 tower is expected to open this month.

The tower marks the end of a seven-year transition for the lake tucked between the Knik River and the Glenn Highway in the scenic shadow of the Chugach Mountains -- from "Rambo Rest Stop" to recreation destination.

Read more: 'New $300,000 viewing tower rises along shores of Mat-Su's Reflections Lake'

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