Cabin Nite....

Here is a clip of Cabin nite in Denali. This is probably my favorite song of the show. It makes me want to move back to Denali!

Closing up...remembering...

I never really got to close up my Alaska experience. It is just my favorite place in the world. It is hard to believe I won't be going back this year. Although I am thankful for the full-time job I do have, I really am going to miss Alaska. I decided that I am going to continue to post here and talk about different experiences I had in my two summers there. Each week I will post a new picture and new experience. This way I can keep this blog going.

Kenai Fjords National Park

On my last day in Alaska I went into Kenai Fjords National Park. You have to go on a day cruise to see all the park. It is filled with really awesome glaciers and tons of sea mammals. I got to encounter my first humpback whale. I only got to see it's fluke and blow but it was still a really cool experience. Here are some of my favorite pictures.

8 days left in Alaska...6 in Denali

Well, it is that time of the season again. Time to go, time to say good-bye and time to reflect. It was a long yet short summer. I kind of think Charles Dickens put it best in "The Tale of Two Cities",

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. "

I also know for sure that I trust God to get me through hard things as well. I know that like Phillipians 4:13 " I am able to do all things through Christ who gives me strength." I have to remember that although I am more self-reliant, it is God who gives me the strength. That is a lesson i am learning everyday.

As I look at the huge mountains that surround me I see the parallel of life. We are constantly climbing mountains and dipping into valleys. It is part of our journey.

I finally saw Wolves!!!

After 2 years in Alaska I have finally seen a wolf!!! It was such an awesome experience. I now know how the Red Sox felt after beating the yankees for the penant!!

Husky Homestead and my favorite Idititrod Champion Jeff King

Yesterday I went to the Husky Homestead. It is the home and kennel of four time Iditrod Champion, Jeff King. it is a really cool tour that allows you to meet the dags and Jeff King. He is really a local celebrity and his family is really cool. Here are some pictures of the demonstrations. I want to try and post a video later but I am not sure it will work.

The Moose and me...a funny story!

So I went into the park to try and see a wolf and all I got was a moose. This female moose mosied right by the van and stared me down. All the traffic stopped and there were about 30 cars and busses trying to view this moose. The moose took off running and the cars started to follow it. Some people get really excited over moose here. I took pictures but only because she got so close. I really don't find moose as exciting as I did last year. They just are everywhere and usually get in the way. Here are some pictures of the moose that should have been a wolf.