9-23-2009

This is what we woke up to this morning here in Alaska.

Denali Road Lottery

Jerry and I won the Denali Road Lottery. Only 400 people were allowed to drive the 92 miles of road into the park. We stayed at the McKinley Chalet.

We saw 1 Porcupine

This bull was chasing 2 cows. We saw 3 bulls and 2 cows.

Grizzley Bear: we saw 6 Grizzleys

The scenery was breathtaking.

Us in front of Mt McKinley.

The boys thought these skulls were neat. The two bulls were locked together in a fight. Their antlers were literally locked together. One bull's antler speared the other's eye which killed it. Unfortunately, since they were locked together, the surviving bull couldn't get away. They died locked together.

Lodge at Kantishna at the end of the road.

Mt McKinley

Caribou

Us in front of Mt Mckinley

Caribou

Wolves

Fox

I thought this was a neat photo of the snow line

Sheep

Another Grizzly

Ranger station

Bull Moose

labor day

Pipeline

fall is here

More pipeline

me and the pipeline

Jerry and the pipeline

You guessed it... more pipeline. Can you tell we rode along the pipeline?

Jr

Seth

Adam

The white mountains

Kids watching the moose and her twins

9-3-09

baby

baby

Baby moose

Mama Moose
We saw this Mama and baby on the way to Seth's school. He is young. I am not sure how old, but his antlers don't have paddles.

adam's first day of school

Seth's first day of 3rd grade

Coming home

This is for you Jerry... as if cleaning up dog poo isn't enough, now I have to clean up moose poo

August

Seth's crab leg

Pioneer Park

Are you kidding me?

Seth

Adam

Adam got a hole in one

My boys!

Adam and Seth

Mr Perfectionist.

Adam and Seth on a train made in Pittsburgh

He was telling me about the train

Jerry and Seth

Train bridge in Denali

Grizzly bear in Denali

Boys looking at a model of Mt Mckinley

Photo op