Our cruise ended in Seward, Alaska. While there we visited Exit Glacier, went on a dog sled ride at Iditaride Dog Sleds, and toured Resurrection Bay. While hiking up the mountain to get close to the Glacier, we encountered a jack rabbit and saw evidence that moose were in the area. Unfortunately, we did not see a moose in Seward.
Me at Exit Glacier, Seward, Alaska.
Mitch Seavey, winner of the 2004 Iditarod, trains dogs in Seward and owns Iditaride Dog Sled Rides. I first heard of Mitch when his nephew and nieces were my students at Fredericksburg Christian High School. It was neat to visit their training facility and, we had a blast being pulled on a wheeled 6-person cart by a team of their racing dogs. Afterwards we got to play with the puppies.
Iditaride Dog Sleds, Seward, Alaska
View from the dog cart
Steve and me on the dog sled
The puppies were adorable.
Sea lions in Resurrection Bay
Mountain goat and twin babies
I love the pictures, Susan. Are you guys back yet? I had acquaintances in AK this weekend running a marathon benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
How is your sister doing? Hoping for the best.
Hi Lenore,
We’ve been back for a couple weeks. I’ve been so busy catching up with work and church that it is taking me a while to post my pictures. I hope to post the last 2 Alaska blogs this week.
My sister is handling chemo well. She lost her hair, but she is not letting cancer slow her down. She had her fourth of 8 treatments Thursday. After chemo, she will have radiation and then a milder form of chemo. Thanks for asking. We are blessed to live in a time when cancer research is really paying off and better detection methods and treatments are being developed all time.