Byron Glacier and Seward Yurt

Kate and her parents were adventurous and agreed to stay in a yurt in Seward before our big whale day. We had amazing weather. 

Kenai Fjords National Park Tour with Kate and her parents

In July, Blonde Kate (a friend from Slippery Rock) made the trip with her parents to come visit! The killer whales and humback whales put on quite a show for them. It was a spectacular experience.

Twin Lakes Hike in Hope, AK

Jakub is a beast and biked the 85 mile mountain bike Soggy Bottom race from Hope to Cooper Landing. We went to camp, cheer him on and camp.

But first, there was an accident on the only road in and out of Anchorage that closed the road for 11 hours, so we camped out on the one chair we had.

First Humpy Ever!

I caught my first humpy (pink salmon) with rod and reel! It was a female. Then I caught a male with the tell tale hump but he flopped off the hook before I got a pic! I'll learn.

Car camping at its finest

4th of July in Seldovia

A great group of friends made the flight to Seldovia, AK for the 4th of July weekend. Jernine, Jakub, Todd, Jeni and I fished, hiked, camped and were the small towns guest bartenders at the Linwood Bar. It is a quaint town that all should take a boat or plane to visit if they ever get the chance!

 Our charter flight

 Jernine super pleased to be in the back with all 1,100 pounds of our stuff

 Todd, Jeni and Jakub

 Tustemena Glacier

 Tustemena Lake

 Stretching out

 Chainsaw Art was all around the town

 Our front yard - a humpback swam by one morning

 Jakub fishing in the slough

 Low tide

 Todd caught something!

 It's a king!!

 Sea otters

 Family of Xtra Tuff boots - too Alaskan!

 More chainsaw art

 Historical Boardwalk Boots

 Stop for fuel in Soldotna