Still Traveling
My friend Pam flies home tonight. It’s hard to believe that her visit is coming to an end. We have had a wonderful time visiting with each other, and she has had the most fabulous time visiting Alaska! She saw and experienced things that many people never get to see or do - least of all on an 8-day trip.
Here is the brochure I created for Pam. When printed front and back and folded it makes more sense, but you can see in the brochure that we were busy just about every single day.
While we were in Denali, we had a lynx walk across the road right in front of us. This beautiful kitty was a mere 20 feet from us, if that. It was my very first lynx sighting EVER, and the fact that Pam came all the way to Alaska and had this experience is absolutely amazing. She was a good luck charm for sure! While in Denali, we had a huge grizzly cross the road right in front of our bus. Once across the road, she found a nice comfortable place to lay down and nap. She was there again on the way out of the park.
In Seward, we went on a Wildlife and Glacier Cruise with Major Marine, and we saw a pod of orcas and humpback whales that were bubble feeding. We also had sunshine and warmth in Seward - not the usual weather for this coastal town.
On the way back to Fairbanks, Mt McKinley was visible. Could it get more perfect?
I will have photos to share and much more to write about when things slow down a little more. My friend Shan is up visiting from Palmer and we plan to have a great weekend while she’s in town!
I hope your July has been a fabulous one. I’ve been having a wonderful month. Oh… and Steve has already caught two halibut, a couple of rockfish, and a ling cod. Going for a full freezer by the end of the summer!
Until next time…
WOW!!! What an Awesome month you have had!!! I wanna come up there and get in on all that too!!
can’t wait to see pictures
liz
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Susan Stevenson Reply:
July 20th, 2012 at 4:32 pm
It has been a non-stop month! I can’t wait to GET TO photos! LOL
I hate not having time to blog about so many awesome things! There are going to be some LONG, photo intensive entries coming up!
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Comment by liz mccollough — July 20, 2012 @ 4:54 am
I like those words “Photo intensive entries” hehehe
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Susan Stevenson Reply:
July 22nd, 2012 at 5:57 pm
I know you enjoy those! LOL
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Comment by liz mccollough — July 21, 2012 @ 7:18 am
I am so glad you are having such a wonderful summer. Keep enjoying it. It will be over all too soon!
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Susan Stevenson Reply:
July 22nd, 2012 at 5:58 pm
So very true, Connie. I’ve seen some yellow on the leaves in places. August usually starts the beginning of the foliage change. Summer’s are so short!
Savoring every moment…
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Comment by Connie — July 21, 2012 @ 1:48 pm