More Alaska photos!

Thought I'd share some pictures over the next few days from our recent trip......These are from the little town of Talkeetna, (the TV show Northern Exposure was based on this town)....we stopped on our way up to Denali National Park, and Healy AK where we stayed for 2 nights.  On a clear day Mt. McKinley was visible  from the shots by the water; however, it was cloudy and a little rain began to fall as we were leaving Talkeetna!  ....notice the huge John Deere motor ...in front of Doc....used  to run the ice cream maker at the Wake Shake:)

                                           We're HOME! 

What a fabulous time we all had being together and visiting what turly is God's country.  We visited some amazingly beautiful places, tried some new and  "lifethreatening activities" ( a quote from one of our group!) met a lot of nice people,  logged a lot of miles on our rented suburban, laughed hard, ate too much (mostly good food), saw lots of wildlife.....we're still waiting to see a bear, rode boats, planes and saw trains, hiked for miles, played lots of cards at night, etc......  This was going to be the trip of a lifetime for all of us, but I think we all agree that we will be going back to Alaska some day.  We put over 1700 miles on the car and only touched a very small part of Alaska, there's so much more to be seen.   Thanks for following us to the "last frontier". 

A Mama Moose grazing in a yard with her 2 calves in the tiny town of Hope AK. She was very aware of us but one of the townspeople said she and her babies were safer in town around tourists armed only wih cameras than out of town where the bears are. Smart moose:)
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Iditarod Marker in Seward

At one time the Iditarod started here.  998 miles Seward to Nome.  There were many memorial plaques, benches, markers around this area which is now a walking trail in the city. The Iditarod begins in Anchorage now but still finishes in Nome, with the race starting the first Saturday in March each year.

Seward AK Day 11

The brothers, Marathon Mountain with an old railroad depot in foreground, Alaska Sea Life Center,

downtown Seward (pop,. 2600), the Alaska Train, the sisters-in-law.  Day 11, our amazing trip is winding down....

Carter and Crescent Lakes from Monday Day 9

Moose tracks (not the ice cream), the 6 of us on the hike up from Carter Lake to Crescent Lake, Crescent Lake and The Snyder Brothers

Downtown Seward.
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Mountain views on the way to Seward.
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Moose Pass (pop. 61) and our luxury cabin

Moose Pass Alaska!  We're here for our last 4 nights.  Lots of sea planes in and out on the lake right across the road from our cabin.  Very quiet and secluded little town halfway between Seward and Hope.  We're heading back into Seward today for Alaska Sea Life Center Tour, civilizatin, shopping and dinner in town!  Heading back to Ohio late tomorrow....Can't believe how FAST these 2 weeks have gone and how much we've seen and done, but when you look at the map, we've only seen a thumbnail of Alaska.  We WILL be back....  more later........

Kayaking Day 10

Our 1/2 day kayaking trip and the Lyrica Saillboat that brought us back to Seward.  Perfectly calm day on the Prince William Sound actually Resurection Bay, great for kayaking, not so great for sailing.

Its Alaskan custom o remove your shoes at the door. How many people are staying at this cabin?
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7:00 pm

Mark and Scott snozing and snoring after a long day of hiking and after dinner.
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Doc and Val looking out over Crescent Lake....the turn around point on the trail. Saw a couple of Bald Eagles, loons and some type of duck.
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Water bottle refilling in mountain spring

Doc filling his water bottle in a clear mountain spring. Mark,Val and Scott in background.
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Small bear footprint in mud on trail

Not the best photo just a quick one taken with my phone, but it is a bear print (small bear) we saw on our hike a little bit ago.  We saw several other bear prints, some moose prints, bear scat, and maybe some wolf/lg dog?? prints along this trail.
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Hiked up to Carter and Crescent Lakes....1000 feet up pretty steep climb, then not too bad once up to get to 2nd lake. 4 hours up and back, 3.3 mi each way...... now off to eat in Moose Pass
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Horse Tail Falls on way to Valdez

A stop at Horse Tail Falls on Alaska 4 on our way to Valdez.  There were 2 waterfalls right in this area which fell right next to the highway.  Doc and Val up top, Scott and Cindy next, Mark and Lynda, then the Snyder Brothers Scott, Mark, and Kent aka Doc

The home we stayed at in Valdez
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Valdez con't Day 8

A Pacific Dolphin, Eagle on an iceburg, humpback whale's hump and tail fluke...some of the wildlife we saw yesterday. (click on any of the images to enlarge)