We're still in AK

Well we had to leave the resort eventually I guess. Tear. 

We stopped in at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center along the way to see some of the animals the area is known for.  

We got there as the moose was eating lunch. Yum. Branches!! 

Jackson was happy to be there. ;)

This poor Bald Eagle had a wing shot off a couple years ago. People are just awful. 

He looked sad and lonely. 

We enjoyed the Wood Bison exhibit, too. (Jackson didn't even hide, Susie!)

Jackson wanted a shot of his Sonic with the pretty background. He's a mess. 

He then took a shot of his other love. ;)

Can a trip be complete without a selfie? No. 

We just don't get tired of the views around here. 

Jackson growling because we had yet to see a bear. 

Then this happened. Hooray! 

There were two!

Just lumbering along (in his enclosure!) 

Susie was really worried about a bear attack so we sent her these photos and didn't say we were in a protected area when we saw them. Ha! :) 

The drive to Seward was so pretty that we kept pulling off again to snap shots. 

Agh! That boy is so handsome! 

BLUE SKY!!!

The Exit Glacier. We hiked to it in the afternoon after finding our hotel for the night. 

It was another gorgeous hike. 

Jackson leading the way. 

The glacier!

A nice view

Taking a break...

Mocking Jackson's yoga poses 

Then I almost fell off the rock laughing at him taking the photo below...

  Of the woman hiking in open toed, wedge boots- ha!!!

We are trying something new and posting some videos below. We'll see if we like that format or not. I don't think we will...

 

 

 

 

Alyeska

I woke up in Talkeetna sick as a small dog. I woke up multiple times during the night because swallowing was so painful. I was certain that I needed to have my tonsils out. Thankfully a stop in Wasilla at Target provided me with the medicine I needed to continue to explore the state. 

The drive down was productive. We stopped at the University of Alaska Anchorage to get shirts and stopped at the mall to replace my sunglasses. (That was a $100 mistake. Grumble.) We even did it up big and dined at the Olive Garden for lunch. It was actually pretty good. The drive from Anchorage to Girdwood, home of the Alyeska resort, was gorgeous. 

Jackson is really proud of his Chevy Sonic rental car. Ha! :)

Ahhh my sunglasses are back. It didn't matter it me that it was overcast. I just wanted to enjoy having them back to shield my laser eyes from any bright light. 

The drive was full of pull off points. Very thoughtful, Alaska. 

We stood on the famous Alaskian Railroad's tracks! 

Our resort. Photos don't do it justice. 

We settled in, took a nap, then headed out to hike. Time doesn't matter here because the sun never goes down. We hiked until 3 a.m. EST which is 11 p.m. here. 

My handsome hiking partner. 

Who dropped his water bottle while posing and had to climb down to get it. Right after this photo he fell down. Hard. I exclaimed, "Baby! Are you ok? You're too old to fall like that. Are you hurt?!" And he scolded me for calling him old. 

A Kim Kardashian tree?

The hotel front desk recommended this hike to a hand tram. The hike was over 2.5 miles to the silly tram. They forgot to tell us that part. Jackson was really excited to go across. 

Then a moose walked up and questioned what he was doing. It was so awesome. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is his photo of the moose from the hand tram. 

The view from the hand tram didn't stink. 

I eventually relented and went across. 

The trail lead us by some awesome waterfalls. 

A good view of the trail and the river it followed

Just a pretty scenery shot 

Again. I like my new camera, ok?!

I loved this bridge

so we hiked over to it and it was just gorgeous up there 

The other bridges were sometimes just a lone log 

Jackson took a break on one of their awesome benches

The resort has a tram to the top of the mountain to a restaurant (and ski runs in the winter) 

The view from our room is pretty too. 

Jackson doesn't usually splurge for nicer hotels so I'm enjoying this place while it lasts! :) 

Moose!

We hiked out to a hand tram today in Girdwood, AK and spotted a moose. It was awesome. More to come!