Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Summertime in Alaska

Since the last post, we have experienced many things. This picture was taken at the Seward Aquatic Life Centre. The facility is used for research and rescue of marine animals. Here, Nathan is pointing to a sea lion (of which I couldn't capture).
The first picture is of Mt. McKinley, the tallest peak in North America. While on our tour of Denali National Park, we came across a brown bear (grizzly) immediately after exiting from the car. He didn't bother anyone and carried on his way up the Savage River. Followed by Nathan making a face on the window of the boat. We went on a boat tour of Resurrection Bay while in Seward and saw many marine animals including: sea otter, humpback whale, porpoises, sea lions, puffins, and other birds. It was a great tour. We also saw a couple of glaciers of which the other mountainous picture resembles. It has been a great visit with Don and Cleo and we will miss them when they leave on the 4th of July.