more Denali

Fall in Denali has amazing colors

Missygot a little cold the closer we got to McKinnley

more pics time in Alaska.. Bears Denali National Park

Grizzley Bear mama and two cubs

Big bad bear

We had rain when we went through Denali so the pictures did not come out very good. We saw the most beautiful landscape in Denali. The fall colors were in and it was a sea of yellow, orange and red. We encountered 9 bears...some pics above. I tell ya it gets the heart racing when a BIG Grizzley in near. I was just a little scared! Denali does not allow personal vehicle into the park so you have to take a shuttle bus. It was so worth it and I understand why.

It as 74 in Seward and amazing

Mountains near Whittier on way to Seward

Melissa walking the dogs on the beach in Seward

Small boat harbor in Seward

Still in Alaska

Crystal hauling kayak to the Glacier lake

Wierd children.....they kayak out to the glacier in bare feet and tank tops while all the tour boats are filled with people wrapped in winter gear. They act like they are in Hawaii

Melissa eating a chunck of Glacier.... I dont know why

Portage Glacier Ice Burg

Portage Glacier Melissa

Portage Glacier Crystal

we finally have summer weather here so we have stayed on to enjoy it. attached are pics from all the places we have been from Homer, Seward, Talkeetna the Portage Glacier and more. I only have internet access when we go down to the Eagle River house so my apologies for late postings.

It is really good to be spending time with Crystal and Garrett. We we at the Eklutna Glacier Lake all day today with the kayak and dogs. It is going to be hard to leave here it is so beautiful!!!

I see sun after 3 weeks of solid rain!!!!

hey all please excuse typing I already have taken my contacts out LOL

it finally stopped raining here so I am puppy sitting so Crystal and Missy can take the Kayak to Seward and Homer for a 3 day weekend of sun and water. Crystal and Garrett have a 7 month old great dane and so I volunteered to stay home with all the dogs, the cats and ferret

They called and said they saw a pod of whales on the way down this morning in the Cook inlet. They said about 30 in the pod and that they looked like Baluga ? (not sure of spelling I have to goggle it when I am done here.)

They decided to kayak on a glacier lake near Whittier on the way to Sewerd and said they had a great time. They both said that their arms and shoulders are hurting from the 3 hour kayak. I have to laugh when they whine about it because they are starting to realize they are not 16 any more. Sucks to get old!

They are excited that their hotel is walking distance to the local pub in downtown Seward so my guess is they are not going to make an early start tomorrow what is your guess???

Garrett gets back home on the 24th so it will be good to see him. We are planning to spend some time with him then start the trip back down to the "lower 48" as they are called here. I think we will go through the west coast of BC on the way down and see Vancouver. We really have no made and firm plans yet.

Did I mention how happy I am that it stopped raining????I am so sick of the rain....last summer we were here 10 days and no rain...this year we are here 3 weeks and it rained every day.

I will follow with more pics once I get the camera from Melissa.

We have a Glacier Lake called Eklutna Lake about 10 miles from here so that is our place to go walk the dogs and swim Tye when we get a small break in rain. It is an 8 mile long lake with a biking walking trail cut along its shore so it makes a great walk for all of us. The pics were taken last week on one of our hikes there.

I will follow up with more pics from the girls when they get back.

more bear pics, told you we had lots of bear encounters

the top pic I posted a few weeks ago when we were is Yellowstone.

Momma griz and her three cubs. I just read in the news that a

Sow entered a campground just outside of yellowstone and killed one man and injured two others. They cought her and two of her cubs and one cub is still not yet caught. Really makes one think ....could it have been this bear that Missy got pictures of???hummm

Yellowstone Lilly pond