happy brat
pretzel and beer
Bud Zdorovia
We got a great view from the roof of Snow Goose Pub
clear day (it was in the 70s and cloudless) and we could see Denali (for outsiders - that's Mt. McKinley) from downtown Anchorag
Ryan was listening to the ranger - while I playe with my new camera (thanks Jason for the birthday/Christmas present!)
Mount Susitna - locals call her "sleeping lady" - across Cook Inlet
we took a walking tour about Captain Cook with a park ranger - here's is memorial on the coast
totem pole and Ryan
long wait
the best vendor for reindeer sausage - MAs
welcome to Alaska - have some "midnight" scotch
downtown anchorage
since it was only 2pm we decided to stop in Girdwood for their Forest Fair - it was a neat hippie fest - we looked at neat handm
we had our fun - heading north to Anchorage
2nd place approaching finish line - she was in front the whole time, but got passed in the final stretch - stlil they both made
women's winner coming towards the finish line - she's from Seward and won 6 years in a row
they really run up that mountain
Jason advertised for the Dispatch while watching the race
Mt. Marathon race - 3,022 ft up - they start downtown, head west to mtn, go UP, then down and back to town
we were down the beach, but still got a good show of downtown
yay- firecracker day!
this is dark (pictures don't do it justice) - the fireworks display in downtown Seward was at midnight because that's about the
catch of the day - we watched them haul their boat in, then they hung up their catch -we were lounging in rocking chairs on a de
otters - great view from the shore driving down to our cabin
Hobo Jim - if you watch Deadliest Catch, you might know who he is - we saw him perform in Seward
the Iditarod trail actually started in Seward and went the Anchorage then Nome as a mail route, but now the dog sled race starts
leisurely stroll along the sea in Seward (Resurrection Bay)
Mt. Marathon (July 4th in Seward every year) - this is where they start up the mountain!
pretty valley
We wanted to see where the racers start their trek up the mountain
bowl of butt
Jason saw this sign and had to go in...(downtown Seward)
we were there 7/3/10
glacier ice, dead land, new growth = interesting cycle
you know it's a glacier from the blue ice
learning more from Ranger Stan
Us at Exit Glacier - it was slightly rainy, but still a refreshing hike
looking around at the dead land left when the glacier pulled back
up close and personal - Exit Glacier
We hiked up to the Glacier - about 1 mile there, but Stan stopped us a lot to tell us about the wildlife. plants, glacier, etc.
whose poop is this?
wishing rocks
we took a ranger-led tour with Stan - he smarted us up
there were signs leading up to the trailhead with years on them - we figured out they were showing us where the glacier was in t
our first look at Exit Glacier
Jason felt like we were in a ski town - I love looking around at the mountains.
yay - a holiday weekend - our first Alaskan wine - Black Rasberry from a winery in Homer
I said we were roughing it - see our sleeping bags?
come on, why not watch Northern Exposure on a projector in a cabin in the woods in Alaska?
