Wednesday, August 1, 2012

More company (cont.)

After the tour of Denali we headed to the Knik glacier. This time Tom ( the guy who runs the tour) said Lucy could come.
Gotta protect those sensitive ears.

Iceberg jumping

Lucy's a pro


The next day it was up to Hatcher's pass.


Mom's hiking with her new trekking poles

Mark makes a great train conductor!
Hiking at the Matanuska Glacier. 

Ice Climber
Canoeing on Eklutna Lake



The group took an amazing boat tour from Whittier and saw 26 glaciers!


Mom and Dad :)


Three huge glaciers meeting the ocean

It was amazing watching the glacier calve, wished we could have stayed longer to see an enormous chunk break off

Jay wants some of our amazing 'Hot Otter' drink

Seals hanging out on the icebergs

Humpback whale!
Porpoises jumping in front of the boat!  They looked like mini killer whales





Whale straight ahead!
Puffin

Hiking next to Exit glacier
We got really close to a mountain goat that wasn't scared of us

He was sporting a reverse mohawk, haha
Tay-rawr and Brittany!

Kayaking in Kachmack Bay

Kayaking through elephant rock
Jeff and Patty-Jo
The kayak is barely containing Jay's excitement

The parentals
Mark and Deb

Taking the water ferry across Kachmack Bay for a hike





Hiking back to meet the boat taxi was a little scary because we came across a couple that had spotted a black bear on the trail.  We made lots of noise and didn't see him although he did leave several poops on the trail to let us know he was close!
An old dock on the beach where we waited for the water taxi

Mark is ready for gold pannin'
They didn't hit the mother load, but we had a great time!

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