eagl swimming

On the way home

well, we arrived in Red Bay AL today. This ment we have traveled full circle. We stopped in rapid City SD to see CRazy Horse Sculpture and lasar light show. Then we parted company with Carol and Doc as they headed home and we headed to Moscow Iowa to have the jacks looked at. On the way we revisited the Wall Drugstore. andwe stopped in Mitchel SD to see the Corn Pallace. In Iowa City I had my arm checkedand a new cast put on. The jacks were fixed at the next stop and then to Rebecca's to pick up our mail, have freightliner do their M3 maintenence and visit. WE planned to leave on Labor Day but Frieghtliner had made an error which caused the steering to shake so severly we could not drive it and we ended up back there while they located the problem . It took a day and a half and 3-4 test drives to solve the problem. a misaligned wheel bead ballancer.
If my WIFI stays I will post more of our favorite pictures from the trip. Both of us had a more than fantastic time.
PS Typing with one hand is NOT my most favorite thing.

Pictures from our trip back to the lower 48

In between watching bears we took a drive up to view Salmon Glacier

Lake Moraine in the Banif/LakeLouise Nat Park in Canada

The bear in Stewart-Hyder munching berries after catching fish-'

Traveling back to the lower 48

Going back along the icefield parkway. It was stll just as beautiful. Even the mts without the snow.

In Valemount Doc stopped so I could snap a picture of Jodie and Cassie. A ltttle too big to be a playmate for Did, but Runway might be able to hold his own. At least he is quick enough to get away if it got too rough.

Great sky between Vanderhoof and Valemount. Not too many mountains now.

Misty checks out therest area on the way to Vanderhoof.

Stewart-Hyder

Bear in hiding

Bear Glacier on the Way to Stewart.

Whitehorse return visit

On our stop back in Whitehorse we paid another visit to the Mut-tuk kennels and got an autographed picture from Frank Turner.

countryside

Whitehorse to Dease Lake to Stewart-Hyder was beautiful drive. we will be here for afew days to catch up on pictures.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALLIE

We are still in Canada and my phone does not work so I am wishing Allie a very Happy 6th Birthday Have fun at McD.onalds John and I and Did and Runway will see you ina few weeks

White River Crossing

Sunset (around 1030pm) on hunt for bears. Still hard to take left-handed pictures

John goes for a test ride with Doc as driver before the "Bear Hunt" Is he praying??

We were 4 of 6 campers at this campground that was officially closed for the season for remodeling, We had this beautiful setting all to ourseves. Of course we didn't have sewer nor was the electric dependable since it was a generator shared with the house and was turned off at night. Thank goodness for propane the temp was in the 40's.

We had our best campfire spot and kept it going all day. The guys went looking for carving sticks with Bob and Amanda gave the girls my best ever nature walk. In the evening we went in some restored vehicle into the woods looking for bear down an almost road knocking trees down as we went. better than any adventure I"d been on. Found only bear tracks

Tok to White River Crossing

In these St Eelias Mts these dwarf black spruce dominate the landscape.

This is a Boreal forrest. Many of these trees are over 100yrs old but because of the perma frost they avarge in hight from 2 to6-7 ft in size

more pictures from valdez

we just fit on this side trip to see the fish wheels

my blogging is a little slower since I got to check out the health care facilities in Valdez.

Update for Valdez and Jean

John in Valdez watching Salmon go upstream

Two of the many glaciers that surround Valdez.

Palmer

While in Palmer we wnt rafting on the Matatuska river. John and I are on the left.

Over then under the water . It was cold and cloudy but oh so much fun!

more pictures from the Kenai

Fireweed along the Cook Inlet---Homer,AK

Christy and I at the Winery with Glacier in background

Seward Monday Aug 3

The day before John went with the Coast Guard Aux on a tour of the Area. He go t a close up a personal look on a beautiful day.

We also saw a pod of 5-6 orchas.

It has been cloudy most of the days . We took the boat cruise to see the Holgate Glacier on Monday. So overcast that we could not see the tops of the clifts we were riding amongst. But LO and BEHOLD when we got to the Glacier the weather cleared and we had blue skies until we started back.

More Sights from Homer

Misty looks at a segment of the Seafarers Memorial. 3 Members of the " Time Bandit" have plaques there.

Ninliceck to Homer and back

On Thursday we took a drive to the town of Homer on the Kenie Peninsula. It reminded me of a shore town driving out along the spit. it was still cloudy.

Fishing at Ninilchik

The fellows went fishing today and Larry caught the big one. The biggest one the boat ever caught.

Animals from Denali Nat Park

Bears at Denali and a repeat picture of Ninilchek

Misty wants to be a Moose

Foxes in Denali. One climbing up the rocks while the others play on the road.

Sterling to Ninilchek

Short trip down the Kenie peninsula in the Rain. John and Larry and Alex are going halibut fishing today and it looks like we might see sun!! The high will be in the
60's and they are calling it a heat wave. Drove around the town yesteday. Still having fun

Soldotna

While john was Salmon Fishing. I checked out Soldotna.

More Hiking in Anchorage

Last 2 days in Anchorage

On the 23rd and the 24th, our last two days in Anchorage John went hiking with doc and his frien doug. It was going to be an overnight but turned into 2 day hikes. The first challanged there ability to go up and down including comming down a steep rocky grade in search of the trail. They said even the mountain goats gave up on it. The second day was easier but longer. They did encounter a few moose along the trail causing them to detour around them.

Anchorage -Portage Glacier& Whittier

Portage Lake where we would have taken the boat tour of 7 glaciers flowing towards the Lake, had the weather been better.

It is cold, windy, and rainy but you can still see the blue ice of the glacier.

Inside the ranger station at Portage Lake keeping Smoky company.