We stayed 3 nights in Valdez and really enjoyed it. Lots of wildlife, birds mostly. we biked a path that surrounds the sound 26 miles. I guess they must receive lots of money from the oil companies. The local folks were friendly and helpful. We bought fishing licences and poles and tried our luck there.....no bites.
Boondocked on a quiet little lake in chitina (pronouced Chitna). Great spot, but the winds nearly blew us over. Joe was determined to get a fish and boy did he! A nice lake trout, probably 8-10 lbs. He fought it in with a small pole and we had it for dinner the following night...yummy!
Drive to Anchorage along the Glenn highway was pretty incredible. Views of Matanuska Glacier. The road follows deep ravines between the Chuguch and Alaska Mt ranges. Still snow in many areas.
All of Alaska and Canada are about 2 weeks behind with their spring weather . We finally had a sunny cool day with a nice bike ride through Anchorage. Their bike paths are the most extensive and longest I have ever been on. Surprized by a moose on the side of the path, he pretty much just ignored us, and we were in middle of the city! Great planning left them with a lovely green belt, where you have access to the path from almost anywhere in the city.
Tomorrow Phil joins us for about a week, where we will head to Seward and then to Denali. Tune in soon for more!
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Hi Nana,
These comments below are from Dylan. Here's Dylan!
helo nana haw or you? haw is ulaska? scool is dun. helo pupe joe. popo has a new job.
Dylan is learning how to type and write. Isn't he doing a good job? We're very proud of him. He will be working on more academic work at home because we may choose to home-school this coming year due to the fact that Greenfield's school system is in dire straights. :-(
We are looking forward to your next blog post, so hurry up and give us an update!
Love, Melinda, Travis, Dylan and Genna.
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