September 5, 2013 Thursday Day 61 Today we took a day trip to Hope. I just had to see a place with such a sweet name. Along the way we stopped to view Kenai Lake. Gorgeous. Then we dropped in at the US Forest Service Office and Work Center, so Michael could see how it had changed, and so he could reminisce with some of the guys there. Our next stop was Moose Pass, population 189, a cute mountain village Upper Trail Lake. As I was taking a picture of the "We...

September 4, 2013 Wednesday Day 60 Drove out to Exit Glacier in Kenai Fiords National Park. Hiked about 2 1/2 miles to the edge of the glacier. Beautiful, even in the rain and wind. Our rain gear is really coming in handy. Thankfully my knee is much better. Good enough for a short hike, anyway. On the way out of the park, we stopped along Resurrection River to view 3 bald eagles on a bit of land in the middle of the river, sharing a salmon meal. In the next s...

September 3, 2013 Tuesday Day 59 We had a delicious breakfast at the historic Hotel Seward, walked around the quaint little downtown, then went to the Alaska Sea Life Center. The Sea Life Center has incredible aquarium displays and marine life exhibits. We saw puffins, murres, and other sea birds; harbor seals, Steller sea lions, octopus - all live exhibits and such fun to watch the dynamics of these animals. After that amazing experience, we drove around tow...

September 2, 2013 Monday Day 58 Another on and off rainy morning, luckily there was a break in the rain during the time Michael was outside hooking up the camper. Today we leave Palmer and drive 166 miles to Seward. Michael lived in Seward from 1984-1988 when he was the Assistant District Ranger in charge of recreation, lands, minerals, and special uses for the Chugach National Forest. Drove along Turnagain Arm, an eastern extension of Cook Inlet. Turnagain ...

September 1, 2013 Sunday Day 57 R and R day today, plus we needed to do some routine maintenance things on the camper. Very relaxing day, it is in the 50s and raining, raining, raining. After lunch we took a drive, several scenic loop drives that were featured in a pamphlet we had picked up at the Visitors Center. We saw several old historic Colony houses and barns. Stopping at the Musk Ox Farm, we took their guided tour, learning about these animals which ar...