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.
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.
Our tour of Resurrection Bay took place on a chilly day. The animals were out in full force, however. We saw several mountain goats, including two mothers with twin babies, puffins, dolphins, a sea otter, and numerous sea lions on the rocks. We lunched on grilled salmon and king crab.
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.