sardines on wheels: Alaska

Hey everyone. Thanks for the comments. WE love to hear from you. We picked up John at Anchorage on Tuesday afternoon. The kids and I were so happy to see him!! After picking him up we went to visit the Alaska Zoo. It was beautiful. The zoo was fun. It is in a very natural setting at the base of a mountain. There are natural trees and snow everywhere. As we were walking through the snow was falling and we were throwing snowballs at each other. The animals were unconcerned with weather. They were running around and performing for us. We loved it!!

After we left there we stayed over in Anchorage and then headed south to a small village of Girdwood. There we had our adventure for the day. We went dog mushing. Our guide was fantastic and the dogs were beautiful and playful. As we approached them in the meadow, they began to howl and tug at the lead lines. They were ready to mush and so were we. We got on the sleds and the kids hunkered down in front of the adults and off we went. It was so easy. The temperature was about 35 degrees and we had to stop ever so often to let the dogs cool off. They prefer to run at temperatures between 20 below to 0 degrees. I was amazed to see how hot they got!! We were bundled up in ski clothes, hats, gloves and hand/foot warmers. We mushed through the valley. The moutains surrounding us were 5000 feet tall. They were covered in snow!! What a great way to experience Alaska!!!

After our dog mushing adventure, we headed further south to the coast, Seward Alaska. The moutains were majestic. I know that you are sick of hearing me talk about the beauty of the mountains, but they are more amazing than I could imagine. Please see the pictures. We camped by the ocean last night with a big fire and roasted marshmallows for smores. We saw some otters and seals playing/eating in the bay (Resurrection Bay). Then, today we awoke to snow.

On our way to Seward we passed through a valley by the inlet called turn again arm. Winds there today are expected to exceed 60 miles per hour today. A nasty storm is brewing in the Bering Sea and we are being pummelled by wind, snow/rain. We made it down to Seward but are now held up by the weather. We hope to visit the Sea Life Center here today and hopefully will be able to make it through Moose Pass tomorrow. We heard that the little town of Girdwood where we were yesterday has already received 6 inches of snow this morning. We are suppose to go snow mobiling in a couple of days into the mountains, so it sounds like we will have plenty of snow to make the trip. However, we were hoping to make it up to the Arctic Circle, but I see that possibility dwindling away due to the hazards of the weather. More soon.

Turn Again Arm