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Exit Glacier

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

This glacier you can walk right up to. We touched it and I had to lick it. When else can you lick ice that could be like 1,000 years old? Ok, maybe only I would care about something like that but I thought it was super cool.

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The glacier ice up here is so blue!

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It is really cool to get up close.

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The view as you approach.

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That’s where I licked it!

Russian River

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

All over Alaska everyone was talking about the Russian River salmon fishing. For the longest time we thought it was the Rushing River they were talking about but finally we figured it out. Dave and I both gave the fishing a try, and he actually caught a few after some expert guidance from a fishing guide from Washington. Those sockeye salmon are delicious!
The salmon are amazing how they find there way back to the river they were born in after years in the ocean, spawn and then die. I have a video of the salmon jumping UP a waterfall but I’m still experimenting with adding video to this page!

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Dave proud with his catch! Don’t ask about his outfit…you really needed waders to fish here but since neither of has had a pair we wore our diving wetsuits. They kept us warm and mine came in very handy when as I was trying to avoid a grizzly floating down the river I fell full in the freezing water! I also lost my wedding band when I fell it. We searched for it but I think the darn bear stole it! Now some hobbits will come by fishing and find it, I’m sure.

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Here’s a black bear that was hanging around looking for scraps of fish. This bear seemed pretty nice.

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I’m trying so hard, just not getting any.

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Dave fishing with the black bear sneaking up behind him.

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Dave fishing with the grizzly sneaking up behind him. This bear everyone knows and calls ‘gimpy’. He was shot and his mother was killed last year. Because of the large number of bears looking for salmon scraps a lot of people were carrying guns around the river. While I understand if you are going into the back country, I found it a bit excessive around a busy populated area around the Russian River, and I found the rednecks with guns a lot scarier than the bears.

Kenai Peninsula

Monday, July 24th, 2006
Well, we did a lot in the peninsula but here I'm just going to post a few photos that don't really fit in anywhere else. AK-kenai1.jpg Just beautiful! AK-kenaibald.jpg A bald eage ... [Continue reading this entry]

Anchorage

Monday, July 24th, 2006
Anchorage is really a cool city. Fairbanks was rather grim, so I wasn't sure what to expect but this is what a city should be like. There is a 23 mile bike trail all along the water front that is ... [Continue reading this entry]

Denali State Park

Monday, July 24th, 2006
Ok, not all Alaska State Parks are crummy, this one was very nice. The thing that bothered us about the State Parks when we first arrived was: AK-campground.jpg Dear Alaska, this is NOT a campground. This ... [Continue reading this entry]

The Big One

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006
After all that time in the National Park and no mountain views, Denali finally came out for us the day we left the National Park and went into Denali State Park. AK-thebigone.jpg There it is. ... [Continue reading this entry]

Denali National Park!!!

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006
Denali was really cool, as you probably expect. We saw 4 bear, 4 moose, a wolf, a billion caribou, a billion dahl sheep, two golden eages and probably some other stuff I've forgotten about. Unfortunately I didn't get pictures of ... [Continue reading this entry]

Nenana Ice Classic

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006
Just wanted to post this photo from a little town we stopped in called Nenana. The structure I'm standing beside is put on the ice every winter. Everyone in town and from miles around then pays $1 and picks a ... [Continue reading this entry]