Tree

Look carefully at this tree on Home Spit.

Salty Dawg Saloon

Dollar bills and bills from other countries were everywhere-up on the ceiling on the walls and on the door in this saloon. It was too crowded and smoky for us to enjoy a cool one.

Signs

Signs around Homer, AK.

Birds in Homer

There were thousands of birds in this small fishing community.

Breakfast

Dan is enjoying a chai and a scone at the colorful Two Sisters Bakery in Homer, AK. The two little girls were fun to watch. This bakery was a delightful stop on our bike ride around the area.

Testing

As you may have noticed the pictures on our blog have 'disappeared.' It appears that there are a number of other people with the same problem and we hope the Blogspot people are working on it.

This is a test page to see if we can upload pictures again.

Homer, Alaska

Birds

Do you see the thousands of black-footed kittiwakes?

Ice

Ice from the glacier.

Iceberg

Falls

Tour

We chose to take the Major Marine Tour which cruised the Prince William Sound. A Chugach Forest ranger along with the ship’s captain helped us spot wildlife and told us interesting facts about the area. The highlight of the trip with seeing and hearing the massive glaciers groan, crack and calve.

Whittier, AK

After driving through a one way tunnel that is shared with the railroad, we drove into a small, delightful fishing village, Whittier, located on Prince William Sound, southeast of Anchorage. One of the quaint shops has pet caribou that the tourists can feed.

Mt. McKinley

We saw it! The Athabascan Indians of the region called called it Denali, “the High One,“ referring to Mt. McKinley. It is North America’s highest mountain (20,320 feet) and summer’s often overcast or rainy weather frequently obscures the mountain, allowing visitors only about a 30 to 40% chance of seeing it.

Treats

The dogs were rewarded after the demonstration.

Names

The name boards hanging above the counter are of dogs that have been retired from work at the park. Karen is the Park Ranger in charge of the dogs.

Booties

Equipment

Dogs

The sled dog demonstration at the Park Headquarters was entertaining and educational. Sled dogs need to have a bushy tail and longer legs to help cope with the cold and deep snow conditions.

Denali

While we were in this National Park, we went on the “Tundra Bus Tour,” which was most informative. One thing we learned was that the sun rises and sets in the north and there is a 10 week period of 24 hours of daylight up here.