June 27, 2013
Thursday, June 27, 2013
early morning sights
It's always fun to
walk under the train
especially while it's moving
at least according to Nate
June 24, 2013
strawberry picking and CPR
early in the morning
we went strawberry picking
we did quite well
we had plenty of help
later that evening
son-in-law Ty
gave a few of us
a CPR class
the youngest member of the class
Ty's niece
enjoying her tour after class
June 23, 2013
Thursday, June 20, 2013
A few more pics of AK
These two live on base
they were rescued
the one on the right is missing an eye. :(
This was our first stop
on the Seward Highway
McHugh Creek
Our shuttle bus driver told us
that the plant life
was 10 days behind
so we didn't see lots of flowers
The moose I was able to pet
he didn't seem to mind too much...
very rough coat!
I did not even try to pet the bear!
getting to the glacier
I loved the clouds!
I checked.......the cliff was very steep!!
our shuttle bus
Caitlin
some of the flora in Denali
I took over 1000 photos
after editing I have still over 900
Hope you enjoyed these!!
Andrew in AK
One of our biggest reasons for
visiting AK was to spend time
with Andrew and Caitlin.
We got to stay with them on base
and time with them was precious!!
We were able to be present
for Andrew's re-enlistment ceremony
he repeated the oath
by memory
Proud of you Andrew!
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Alaska....Land of the Midnight Sun
This was one of our first views of Alaska
at 11:30 p.m. no less!
My husband Rick and I traveled
to Anchorage AK to visit
our son Andrew and his wife Caitlin.
Andrew is stationed in Anchorage
with the Air Force.
We spent 11 wonderful, awe-filled and fun days in AK
This view is after we had landed and were
on our way to the base where we
would meet Andrew & Caitlin.
Seeing it so light out at so late an hour was very surreal,
and I don't think I ever quite got used to it!
Alaska truly is the land of the midnight sun!!
Rick and I took part in our
first-ever-road race.
We ran, I mean jogged/walked the 6k
and it was a blast!!!
Sunday evening we had tickets
to see Mary Poppins.
Before the show we did a bit
of sight-seeing in downtown Anchorage.
Balto
Andrew being the "tourist" for me.
There are lots of murals in AK
On Monday, Rick and I drove south to Seward.
We drove along the Seward Highway,
which is a National Scenic Byway and........gorgeous!!!
This pipe was on the side of the highway.
It was good, clean water! :)
We stopped at every turnoff that we could
This was Beluga Point.
We didn't see any Beluga
but the views were worth the stop!
This part of the Seward Highway is called
Turnagain Arm
named after Captain Cook.
It's a stretch of road that meanders
by Cook inlet.
It is called Turnagain Arm because Captain Cook
had to turn again after he realized that
the body of water was an inlet and
not a passage to the Atlantic
At the end of Turnagain Arm
is the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
The safe way to take a moose's pic
They have a huge herd of
wood buffalo they intend to
release into the wild in 2015
One of my favorite places
was Exit Glacier in Seward
It was cool to walk right up to the glacier and touch it
or
catch a drip. :)
This trip was such a blessing
to both Rick and I.
I felt God's hand over the entire trip!
Rick and I didn't think we were going to do the
Sea Life Center. It didn't sound interesting
from the description we read.
But Caitlin had a coupon (if there's a coupon we're in!)
so we decided to try it.
We were so glad we did!
It was lots of fun
and we enjoyed everything we saw.
This was across the street...
another AK mural.
More on the Seward Highway
on the way back to
Anchorage
At Potter Marsh
Another blessing of this trip
was getting to spend lots of time
with Andrew & Caitlin
The bike trail in Anchorage......gorgeous!
On Wed. Rick and I took
a short hike
the birch trees are beautiful
drove through Wasilla,
but didn't see Sarah :(
And then drove thru Hatcher Pass
where the views are stunning!
We were looking for:
But it's still covered in snow and not accessible! :(
Thurs. we did the seven and a half hour
drive up to Fairbanks
On the way we stopped and
saw the north side of
Mt. McKinley
The views along this road
were amazing too!
Friday was another favorite spot:
This was another blessing.
Our intention was to just drive as far
as private cars were allowed:15 miles.
But when we looked into the shuttle bus ride
we knew this was something we should do!
We are so glad we did!
We saw so much!
Four Grizzly Bears, one wolf,
a fox, lots of Dall sheep and lots
of caribou.
Sadly, my camera only zooms in so far....
I was only able to get photos of
the sheep and fox that turned out well.
The views here were amazing!
So majestic
God is so awesome!
One of Andrew's nicknames
is Buck
A quilt on display
in the visitors' center
the antlers from two moose
that locked antlers
and died that way!
we did not see any moose in the park
but saw this one on the way
back to Anchorage
We saw the Alaska train
quite a bit in our travels.
It even passes through the base
This was on base
It was a wonderful trip!
And full of memories we will treasure!
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