McKinley Explorer

Were ready for the train. For the hotel. especially cause there is a pool there! See you soon! -Anna

Denali.jpg

We had an amazing day exploring Denali National Park. We spotted several Grizzly Bears - including a Mama bear with her cubs; Golden Eagles; Moose; Caribou; Dall Sheep; Wolves; Magpies; Harriers and Ground squirrels. We were also able to see both the South and North Peaks of Mt. McKinley! -Molly

Denali at last

After our 8 hour train ride through the beautiful landscape from Anchorage to Denali National Park, we hit the Canyon Lodge in the McKinley Chalet for some B & B.
Kevin and Ron are enjoying a cold Alaskan IPA; Molly an Alaskan Amber; Jane the usual; Leah and Anna an Alaskan Pepsi and Sprite.
It's a refreshing 58 deg. F outside and a comfortable 70 in.
Tomorrow, we conquer the south summit.

Board!!!!

Training from Anchorage to Denali today. Should be fun!

Juneau what's wrong with this picture?

Soon to board a plane from Juneau to Anchorage. Let's hope they keep their jets in better order than the terminal. (Yes, it is under renovation...).
-kevin

Bartlett Cove National Park

We had some extra time on the cruise ship, so we stopped at Glacier Bay National Park. We went for a hike at Bartlett Cove. There were lots of trees and unique plants that I had never seen before. It was really cool.
- Leah :)

Margerie Glacier

We arrived at the Margerie Glacier at 6am yesterday morning. It is located at the far north end of Glacier Bay National Park. What a way to start the day! It was very cold and very quiet. We spent the rest of the day seeing glaciers, whales, sea lions, otters and even a brown bear. -Molly

Cruisin

On the Glacier Bay cruise trip. Spotty cell service....

hammer museum

We went to hainz and saw a hammer museum we went inside And there were thousands of hammers they had 5,000 repeats that were in storage and like 2,000 ones they couldn't fit!that was crazy! See ya! Anna

Breaching Humpback Whale

In the Icey Straits approaching Glacier Bay we happenned upon a good number of feeding whales.
I'm sure this photo won't do it justice. It was quite a spectical - noises and all.
-kj

Sarah begs for a photo op.

Visiting Skagway, this Rogue-like woman asked to have her picture taken with me. I reluctantly replied, "You Betcha!"
-KJ

Nice Vest

Last night we boarded the Cruise West "Spirit Of Discovery". After our brief safety drill, we set course for the town of Skagway.
-kj

mendenhall glacier

Yesterday we took a bus to see the mendenhall glacier It was cold brrRRrrrrrRrrrrrr. -anna

Mount Roberts Tramway - Juneau

Here we are at approximately 1800 feet above Juneau. We rode the cable car/Tram up to this level, hiked another mile up and enjoyed the views - Absolutely beautiful! That is Douglas Island and the Gastineau Channel in the background.
-Molly

Juneau

Entering the port of Juneau; Mendenhall glacier in background.

Sun Glorious Sun!

One the ferry from Sitka to Juneau. A 4.5 hour boatride.
I new there was a reason we packed sunglasses...
- Kevin

Just for the Halibut

Kevin, Scott and Ron went charter fishng today.  Caught 3 king salmon, 9 silver salmon and one 200 pound halibut.  Ron reeled it in in 30 minutes.  Any one out there have any good halibut recipes?

Jane now is a halibut fan  The thing was 6 feet long.  They had to shoot  it twice to get it on board and took both the captain and the hand to haul it over the side.

totem poles

Today we went to Totem Pole Park in Sitka. We saw very cool totem poles and we even saw the process that they use to carve them. This is a picture of my cousin Tomy, Anna and me by a totem pole. It was very bigl! -Leah

Gum Boot Chiton

eeeeewwwww! This is a khiton we saw it on our kayaking trip we saw bald eagles,comorants,and humming birds too! There were jumping fish! -Ann@

Herring Cove

10:00 am - Herring Cove, Silver Bay, Sitka, Alaska. Scott took Ron and the Johnson family kayaking. The fog was hanging low, the only sounds were the gulls crying in the distance and pink salmon jumping out of the water. We saw orange, purple and pink sea stars and a Chiton. We paddled for an hour and started heading in just as the rain began to fall. A wonderful first morning in Sitka.
-Molly

Sea Star Head

This is Scott. Believe it or not, he is a serious kayak guide. (...shown here in Herring Cove with a Sea Star on his head).

Chicken Little

We arrived at Sitka at 2:00 (Alaska time). This is a picture of me, Anna, and my cousin Tomy. We fed their chickens our leftovers. They loved the bread! - Leah

Mount Rainer

We were in our plane to Seattle Washington and I spotted mount Rainier. - Anna :)

3D Dog

I can't believe they are not taking me along. Who's gonna bark at all of those wild animals for them, huh?
Maybe I'll disguise myself and try to sneak past airport security...
- Zoe

Centrex

Still at work. Waiting for the phone not to ring.
-Kevin

Last Day of Work until the Great Voyage begins

Got to sell just a few more of the world's finest tools before we leave...

-Kevin