Yes, it's been a while. Yes, we've had lots of exciting things happening in our lifes - and we'll catch up on all of those events as soon as we get back. But for now, both Julie and I are crossing off the list, the only state both of us have not been to - Alaska.
We headed out of Seattle this morning and in three hours -almost less time than it takes for us to drive down to see Adam and Brook - we landed in Anchorage, where the natives were very quick to point out that they were experiencing an incredibly hot summer (it ramped up to a scorching 72 degrees today). But we'll take it (see one of our earlier posts about our cruise to the Bahamas). In fact, short of a projected small shower or two, the weather is supposed to be abnormally hot.
Tonight we are staying in Palmer which is Northeast of Anchorage by about 45 minutes. Actually we are a ways out of Palmer on the Knik (kah-nik) River at the very end of a gravel road. And we're staying in a nice little cabin, cozy enough for the two of us. It's nearly 10 PM as I do this post and the sun is still way up in sky and it's light enough I could be golfing!
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| The cabin big enough for two! |
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| This one is for Greyson...Papi and Grammy haven't seen a moose or a bear yet (not to mention a Polar Bear)...but we did have an in-coming helicopter from a Glacier Tour land at the cabins. |
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| Julie at the top of Hatcher's Pass. This was an old mining community with great hiking opportunities if you got there early enough to do so (gate closed at 9 PM and we got there at 7:30 PM) |
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| Almost 10 PM and the sun is still up and going strong. |
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| Looking back down to Palmer from the top of Hatcher's Pass. That's our little Ford Focus in the background. It should be a nice brownish-red color by the vacation's end. |
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