Exit Glacier

Hike to Exit GlacierBlue!
Shrinking over time...
At the bottom
Cookie time (thanks Beth!)

Bear Glacier pack rafting

Boating from Seward (the city, not the Peninsula), through Resurrection Bay into ocean, sharp right into estuary leading to Bear Glacier

Through the estuary, which is only boat-accessible a few days per month when the tide is high
Tired from hiking the > mile along the shore of the estuary to the lake

We saw no other people after the boat dropped us off for the day...
How to inflate a pack raft

Seward harbor

Portage glacier visitor center

Byron Glacier

Driving parallel to the Alaskan Railroad...

Byron glacier covered in snow... Don't fall in!

Animals of Alaska

Hoary marmot (Hatcher's Pass)
Dall sheep (Denali NP)
Snowshoe Hare (Denali NP)
Moose and bear prints (Denali NP)
Moose (side of road in Matsu valley)
Grizzly (Denali NP)
Arctic Squirrel (Denali NP)
Grizzly (Denali NP)
Philadelphia eagle (Conservatory near Portage)
Fox (Conservatory near Portage)
Moose (Conservatory near Portage - this one likes bananas)
Musk ox (Farm in Palmer)
Grizzly (Denali NP)
Damned hooligans (River near Portage)
Ptarmigan (Exit Glacier hike - Alaskan state bird)
Elk (Conservatory near Portage)
Black bear (Conservatory near Portage)
Caribou (Conservatory near Portage - this one doesn't like tomatoes)
Alaskan salmon (Creekside cafe in Carlo Creek)

Gardening

Veggies: Cucumber, eggplant, "Squish" the squash, Roma tomatoes, "Herb" (basil, chives, parsley)
Flowers: April, Esther, Wyatt, Lewisia, Lewisia 3
Deceased: Verbena (zinnia plant)

Squish the squash:
Closeup of Squish's baby / my dinner