These are favorites because I took the pictures from the car and they were so close to the car. The moose in the first picture was really right in the middle of the road on the way to Fairbanks. I had been looking at a map on something and Carl said, "Look up", and there it was. That same morning I saw the cow moose eating from the bottom of the little lake. The water was up to her eyes. Of course, the license plate was for real. Lots of fun!
Dan, Jonna, and Brighton arrived in Alaska on July 11th. It has been fun to share adventures with Brighton. These pictures are to share with Jonna's mom as she asked me to on a comment on my blog that I picked up yesterday.
Today is July 9th and we are in Anchorage and met Mike, Kristen, Craighton and Karac for dinner at Chili's. Sat. morning we will pick up Dan, Jonna, and Brighton at the airport. I made a record of sleeping in a tent for 6 nights in a row and the bears were in the area! Grizzly bears! The picture of Carl and I is by Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau.
On Mon. we drove to Kolob Canyon and backpacked in to camp and then hike to Kolob Arch. It was really amazing! The second picture is "my dafodils" in the front rocks. So exciting to see something grow! On the way home from Kolob Canyon and Kanab on Wed. we stopped at Mike and Kristen's house. Mike made this birthday dessert.
On Mon. we drove to Escalante and then camped off to the side of one of the little roads so we could drive the 4 wheel drive road to Hole-in-the-Rock the next day. I was trying to be brave as we slept in the tent in the middle of no where. I woke up in the night and took out my ear plugs. I listened to the sounds all around us and then took the ear plugs and started to put them in my nose. I quess I was pretty "up tight". 
