Alaska 2023

June 2023

We are making our 4th trip to Alaska to visit Kevin at Alaska Rivers Company. This time we are sharing the trip with Terri and Bill, friends of ours from Chicago. Read more

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- Jun 7, 2023, 5:37pm
- ⛅ 79 °F
- Altitude: 889 ft
- United States Minnesota City of Eden Prairie Rowland Bryant Lake Seaplane Base 44.888333, -93.45166744°53’18” N 93°27’6” W
A Nephew Visit
June 7, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Next we visited Laurie's nephew, Garrett, at his new workplace. He works for Mission Outdoors and the company recently moved into a MUCH larger space so we received the grand tour! We stayed with Garrett Wednesday night and his girlfriend, Cate, gave us a ride to the airport.Read more
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- Jun 8, 2023, 11:08pm
- ☁️ 52 °F
- Altitude: 92 ft
- United States Alaska Anchorage Municipality Campbell DeLong Lake 61.163008, -149.96279461°9’47” N 149°57’46” W
Day 1
On our way
June 8, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
We started our trip on Wednesday by driving down to the Twin Cities. Our first stop was in Pine City to visit Dave's niece, Beth, and all her boys. Kyle cooked hamburgers on the grill for a wonderful lunch. Living on the lake we were treated to a boat ride where the boys showed their new skills on their Zup Board.Read more
It looks like you should connect Beth and Garrett for boating equipment 😉 [Holly]
6/11/23Reply
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- Jun 8, 2023, 11:10pm
- ☁️ 52 °F
- Altitude: 92 ft
- United States Alaska Anchorage Municipality Campbell DeLong Lake 61.163012, -149.96282561°9’47” N 149°57’46” W
Day 1
Pine City , Mn
June 8, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
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- Jun 8, 2023, 11:33pm
- ☁️ 52 °F
- Altitude: 92 ft
- United States Alaska Anchorage Municipality Campbell DeLong Lake 61.162945, -149.96284161°9’47” N 149°57’46” W
Day 1
Thursday
June 8, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
I am just getting used to this app and the order of my posts is a little mixed up. We arrived in Anchorage today but I didn't take any photos. It is cloudy and cool here and they have had a very cool start to summer. We had plans to ride bikes on the Tony Knowles coastal trail, but the weather was a bit cool with scattered sprinkles. I guess we are going to have to toughen up because it's not going to be 80s and sunshine. We did go for a walk in Kincaid Park and Earthquake Park but we're unable to find any moose or other wildlife. Enjoyed pizza at Moose's Tooth and we bought our groceries. Tomorrow we head to Alaska Rivers Company to see Kevin.Read more
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- Jun 9, 2023, 12:59pm
- ☁️ 46 °F
- Altitude: 240 ft
- United States Alaska Anchorage Municipality Alyeska Girdwood Airport 60.97, -149.09833360°58’12” N 149°5’54” W
Day 2
Anchorage to Cooper Landing
June 9, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
We are traveling with Terri and Bill, from Chicago. Laurie and Terri were friends in college. We stopped for a number of sights on our drive from Anchorage to Cooper Landing. At the Potter's Marsh boardwalk we had hoped to find a moose or two but found only people. Enjoyed a picnic lunch at Alyeska Resort, the only ski resort in Alaska. Very cool and wet and it's still snowing in the mountain peaks as seen in the mountains photo. Had a nice hike to Byron Glacier near Portage. We were happily greeted by Kevin and Jess upon arriving at Alaska Rivers Company.Read more
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- Jun 9, 2023, 10:13pm
- ☁️ 46 °F
- Altitude: 318 ft
- United States Alaska Kenai Peninsula Borough Surprise Creek 60.476667, -150.12333360°28’36” N 150°7’24” W
Day 2
Byron Glacier
June 9, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
More photos of Byron Glacier near Portage.
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- Jun 10, 2023, 5:40pm
- ☁️ 52 °F
- Altitude: 1,129 ft
- United States Alaska Kenai Peninsula Borough Diamond Ridge 59.67, -151.51166759°40’12” N 151°30’42” W
Day 3
Homer
June 10, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
On a day trip to Homer, we found a water taxi to take us across the bay to Kachemak Bay State Park, which is only accessible by water. We teamed up with two local guys who helped us find our way to the tram which crossed a river. The hike continued to Grewingk Glacier Lake and Halibut Cove where we were picked up by the water taxi. It was a great hike.Read more
Beautiful pictures, Laurie! Thanks for sharing. Wish I could send you some heat. Over 100 here the next 10 days. Have fun! Stay safe! Hi to Kevin and Jess. [Nancy]
6/14/23Reply
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- Jun 11, 2023, 6:38pm
- ⛅ 46 °F
- Altitude: 43 ft
- United States Alaska Kenai Peninsula Borough Hope Hope Historic District 60.92, -149.64560°55’12” N 149°38’42” W
Day 4
Hope Needs More Hope
June 11, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Today we went to Hope, Alaska with the goal of a short hike to Palmer Lakes followed by a reuben sandwich from a restaurant recommended by Kevin. We hiked almost 4 miles but never got to the trailhead and the Sea View Cafe was closed and had a for sale out front. It was still a great hike and we went back to the cabin for a pork chop dinner with Kevin and Jess.Read more
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- Jun 12, 2023, 2:19pm
- 🌧 39 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- United States Alaska Kenai Peninsula Borough Frozen Rock 59.946667, -149.73559°56’48” N 149°44’6” W
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Day 5
Seward, Alaska
June 12, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 39 °F
Seward is a great place to find glaciers and ocean wildlife. On land we made a quick stop at Exit Glacier which seems to get smaller and further away each time we visit. To visit Kenai Fjords National Park we took a 6 hour boat ride.and saw Aialik glacier which is a tidal glacier, meaning it falls into the ocean. To get a size relationship, look for another tour boat on the far right side of the glacier photo. We were able to see lots of orca whales, a humpback whale, otters, sea lions, seals and cute little puffins. The clouds were hanging low and the seas were rough in spots, but we had an enjoyable trip.Read more
Traveler It is so hard to get good whale pictures!!!! Made me appreciate wildlife photographers work.
7/2/23Reply
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- Jun 12, 2023, 9:26pm
- ☁️ 41 °F
- Altitude: 443 ft
- United States Alaska Kenai Peninsula Borough Cooper Landing Juneau Creek 60.486667, -149.86666760°29’12” N 149°52’0” W
Day 5
Evening Fishing
June 12, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 41 °F
After we returned from our day trip to Seward, Kevin, Jess and Hambone returned with 4 bags of freshly caught red salmon. They did the finishing touches on cleaning the fish in the river and Jess showed everyone how easy it is to catch rainbow trout by hooking into one on her second cast. It took Dave a few more than two casts but he hauled in a big one too. It was great fun on the river. The photo of the rafts was taken at 11:40pm. The amount of daylight around here is amazing!Read more
Traveler How does one's parents decide on a name like Hambone?!?!
6/19/23Reply
Traveler His real name is Hamish.
6/25/23Reply
Traveler Little bit Scottish is he?
7/2/23Reply
Traveler And fair skinned and reddish hair 🙂
7/2/23Reply
The smiles tell it all!!! [Sandy]
7/9/23Reply
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