Anchorage, Alaska

We had another day of cruising and another 5 hour bike ride for me.  Then we landed in Seward.  We took a bus ride from Seward to Anchorage.  Those pictures are on my phone which is in the shop getting fixed, so I'll post those pictures when I can.  Today, we went on a sight seeing airplane tour in a seaplane.  Seaplanes are the most common way people get around in Alaska and we got to land on a lake up in Denali National Park.

Skagway, Alaska

Our final excursion day.  We went to a wildlife sanctuary.  These guys were incredible.  Have you ever heard/seen the show The Wild Kratts?  We these guys are the ones who do this show.  Their knowledge of animals is amazing!  This is Mario.  He knows everything about every animal and wants to tell you everything he knows.  They had to cut him off many times to move onto the next animal.  First, the snowy owl.

 Then, the grey wolf.

 We all got to pet a fox.

 Then comes Steve Kroschel, he reallly is crazy! Feeding mice to the lynx.

 Playing with the wolverine.

 Brennen was brave and he was always chosen to be the "helper." He had no fear about getting in there with all those crazy animals. Porcupine.

 We all got the chance to feed and kiss a moose.

 But, the moose liked me the best!

Then we got to pet and feed reindeer.

 Brennen, the helper again!

 The bear charging us.

 Scenic ride back to the boat.

 Back in Skagway for some ice cream, is the building made all of antlers.

Another awesome day!

Juneau, Alaska

Another really busy day in Alaska!  1. Dog-sledding with a real Idirod racing team. 2. Aerial Tramway 3. Helicopter ride to Mendenhall Glacier. Getting ready to ride!  We were all a little surprised at how small and mangy the dogs were.  We were all thinking of a malamute-big, fluffy, white...So, during the summer they train the dogs by pulling 800 lbs carts.

The guy in the front of this picture is Ray Reddington. Last year was his rookie year and he placed the highest as a rookie than anyone ever before.  You could tell how much he loves his dogs.

 The hardest thing for the dogs is actually the heat. They perform best at 10 below zero, so 60 was really hot for them.  They have to have a break half way so they do not overheat.  Man, they could move fast.

  After the ride, the kids got to play with the dogs!

 My little dog lover was in heaven.

 A little break to explore the camp and then,

 A little class learning all about the race and gear.

 And finally, a chance to hold the puppies (4 months old).

 And the new born babies.

 They were so cute (4 days old)!!!

 Back to Juneau and up to the top of the tram.  A couple of pictures from the top.

 Back down into the city for our helicopter ride!

 So amazing at the blue color.

 The wind was unforgiving.

 The chance to drink some glacial water.

 Our helicopter coming to get us!  What a fantastic day.