Mount Alyeska-Snow Melt

Mount Alyeska-Wendy & Snow

09.18.06. Mount Alyeska, Alaska.

Mount Alyeska-Snow

09.18.06. Mount Alyeska, Alaska. The only snow we would touch in Alaska.

Mount Alyeska-Still Some Snow From Last Winter

09.18.06. Mount Alyeska, Alaska.

Mount Alyeska-View Of Turnagain Arm

09.18.06. Mount Alyeska, Alaska. Everyday, the tides of the Turnagain Arm wash in and out over 30 miles.

Mount Alyeska

09.18.06. Mount Alyeska, Alaska. You can see the resort at the very bottom.

Girdwood Hostel

09.17.06. Girdwood, Alaska. This Hostel had a great location. We met some folks who just finished their season working in Denali.

Hand-Over-Hand

09.17.06.Chugach National Forest. Needed to use this hand tram to cross the river.

Hand Tram

09.17.06.Chugach National Forest. Needed to use this hand tram to cross the river.

Chugach National Forest 6-Hand Tram

09.17.06.Chugach National Forest. Needed to use this hand tram to cross the river.

Chugach National Forest 5

Chugach National Forest

Chugach National Forest 4

09.17.06. Chugach National Forest, Gridwood, Alaska. The water was so blue.

Chugach National Forest 3

09.17.06. Chugach National Forest, Gridwood, Alaska. The first mile of this trail head was neatly kept, easy hiking.

Chugach National Forest 2

09.17.06. Chugach National Forest, Gridwood, Alaska. Wendy & I would hike this hill on our last day. I even took a video from the top :)

Chugach National Forest

09.17.06. Chugach National Forest, Gridwood, Alaska. Bear Country!

Windsurfing

09.17.06. Knik Arm/Girdwood, Alaska. If you look closely, you can see two people windsurfing! It was 48 degrees and the winds were very strong. Wendy & I could even get out of the car to watch them because we were so cold. Just a couple of miles up the road, we saw icebergs floating in the same water!

Moose Kiss

09.16.06. Talkeetna, Alaska. It has been 12+ year since having/receiving a Moose Kiss!

Talkeetna, Alaska. West Rib

09.16.06. Talkeetna, Alaska.

Talkeetna, Alaska :)

09.16.06. Talkeetna, Alaska. Loved this town.

Talkeetna-Road House

09.16.06. Talkeetna, Alaska. The Roadhouse, best breakfast ever!

Mt High Pizza

09.16.06. Talkeetna, Alaska.

Everyone Has A Dog In Alaska

09.16.06. Talkeetna, Alaska. Everyone has a dog in Alaska. Not just a dog, but they all have the BEST trained dogs. Here, this dog waits for its master to return.

Talkeetna, Alaska

09.16.06. Talkeetna, Alaska.
Lots of cool places in this little town.

Mountain High Pizza Pie

09.15.06. Talkeetna. This picture was taken at a restaurant where we just may have had the best meal of our trip... It was awesome at Mountain High Pizza Pie - Yummy.

Out House

09.15.06. Chena Hot Springs. If you had to do your business outside, at least it was pretty.

Moose 2

09.15.06. Chena Hot Springs.

Moose

09.15.06. Chena Hot Springs.

Chena Hot Springs 8 - Green House

09.14.06. Chena Hot Springs. Many places in Alaska grow their own goodies.

Chena Hot Springs 7-Peak Colors

09.14.06. Chena Hot Springs, Alaska. We were lucky to be in Alaska as all the trees were in the peak of changing colors.

Chena Hot Spring 6-Yert

09.14.06. Our yert where we were visited by a bear! It got down to 25 degrees this night, chilly.

Chena Hot Springs 5-Flowers

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Chena Hot Springs 3

09.14.06. Chena Hot Springs, Alaska. The water was around 120 degrees!

Chena Hot Spring 2

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Chena Hot Springs

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Angel's Rock 5

09.14.06. Chena Hot Springs.

Angel's Rock 4 - We Brought Momo!

09.14.06. Chena Hot Springs. Angel's Rock.

Angel's Rock 3

09.14.06. Chena Hot Springs. Angel's Rock.

Angel's Rock 2

09.14.06. Chena Hot Springs. Angel's Rock.

Angel's Rock Hike 1

09.14.06. Chena Hot Springs. Angel's Rock.

Chena Day Hike 4

09.13.06. Chena Hot Springs.

Chena Day Hike 3

09.13.06. Chena Hot Springs.

Chena Day Hike 2

09.13.06. Chena Hot Springs.

Chena Day Hike 1

09.13.06. Chena Hot Springs.

Moose - Chena

09.15.06. Chena Hot Springs. Wendita and I traveled north passed Fairbanks to Chena. We camped in 25 degree weather and almost were eaten by a bear! These Moose were passing through as we got settled. The leaves were falling, it was very peaceful 

CLOSED

09.14.06. Denali, traveling in the shoulder season was great for no crowds. However, many places were closed and looked like this..

Grizzly Bear Cut-Out

In Alaska, we love Cut-Outs...

Grizzly Bear Cabins

Where we stayed...

Denali

09.13.06. Denali, just beating the rain...

Denali

09.13.06. Denali.

Denali

09.13.06. Denali, WOW.