What's a trip to the Arctic Ocean without being able to say we stuck out hands in the water? And so we did!
Alaska
July. Icebergs, Midnight. Sunshine. Satellite dishes pointing down at the ground. Many things seem out of place here :)
Panaromic shot of the Arctic Ocean in Barrow, Alaska.
Barrow, Alaska.
This is what the edge of the world looks like. Barrow, Alaska -- the northern most point of the North America continent on the Arctic Ocean. Pretty desolate place.
Almost as close to Moscow as we were to Los Angeles, but no, we could not see Russia from where we were standing :)
What's a trip to the Arctic Ocean without being able to say we stuck out toes in the water? And so we did!
Watching some local boys do a traditional dance at the Inupiat Heritage Center.
Most kids look for seashells when the go to the beach. Never one to be like all the other kids, Joe was busy collecting whale vertebrae .
Hmmm -- reindeer sausage grinders!
Riverboat cruise along the Chena River in Fairbanks.
Training kennels for 4-time Alaska Iditarod race winner Susan Butcher.
Reindeer games!
Where the clear waters of the Chena River run into the brown, muddy waters of the Tanana River.
Panning for gold. Absolutely a lot harder than it either looks or sounds.
Panning for gold! There it is, about 45 minutes later, our total haul for the afternoon is about $35.
The splendor and vastness of Alaska.
One of the old gold mining dredges at historic Dredge #8 (not the most original of names).
Alaska, en route from Fairbanks to Denali National Park.
Arriving at the northern border of Denali.
On our first day in Denali, we took a 4-hour ATV trip over some pretty amazing terrain to see parts of the park that few people ever do (but lots of moose and bears do!).
ATV fun in Denali National Park.
Traveling along a dry riverbed with majestic mountains in the background.
