riding the ice lion
welcome back to anchorage
ice is starting to break up in the inlet
the Diehls lovin' Alaska - everything is bigger here!
Coltin at Turnagin Arm
frozen falls
avalanche area?
Colin had fun playing with my toy (camera) - lots of pretty pictures on the ride home!
ready for a day on the slopes (I stayed at bottom this year)
slippery slope - I spent some time on my butt sliding down
one foot in front of the other
me on the ascent - it was so windy - I took my time
Jason was heading up - he was very patient with my slow pace
Denali and Alaska Range from the trail (you have to look closely on the horizon)
Anchorage Skyline from the trail
Sleeping Lady from the trail
3/20 Sunday hike around Blueberry loop (under Flattop Mtn)
supermoon
The "supermoon" rose over the Chugach Mtns just after 10pm on 3/19
Two plows follow each other down the road - they have a great system up here to maintain roads and remove snow!
this "golfcart on steriods" clears the sidewalks
lots of snow
planes snowed in
the Diehls left right before the snowfall - can't even see the mountains in the mirror
Merrill Field covered in fresh snow
woke up on St. Paddie's Day to a lovely snow
what a fun ride! (only one wipout!)
I could watch them mush across the meadow - they stopped to let the dogs cool down
bye - have fun!
watching planes and helicopters land on the nearby airfield
beautiful sunny day
from the valley in Girdwood (while they visited the other sled dogs)
so long
relaxing in front
ready to mush
surrounded by beautiful scenery
learning the rules (I had to sit this one out)
Dario raced in the Iditarod 9 times
we learned about sled dogs and their history in Alaska
"I love my job"
ready to run
bundled up and ready for the dog sled
sled dog
Coltin and the elk
Porcupine
Musk Ox
look at those claws!
he doesn't look happy to be up from his long winters nap
Moose Meadow Park - where they went dogsledding
baby musk ox
