Right at the moment, I am 30000 feet up somewhere over the middle of the United States. Quite frankly, wi fi on an airplane may be the best invention ever. ;o)
Several of you figured realized that the mountains in the background were not Virginia. You guys are very observant! The mountain in question was Flattop Mountain in Anchorage, Alaska.
We just spent the last 12 days traipsing around Alaska. We rented a house on the Kenai Peninsula and spent a week exploring all that it had to offer, with the exception of fishing. Beer Geek and I flew on a float plane over the glaciers, road in a catamaran with the boys out to see whales and puffins and seals (and more glaciers), and hiked every chance we got. My dad and I had the opportunity to run a 10 mile race, so now Alaska has been crossed off the list. I ate more halibut and salmon in one week than one person should and visited all but one of the brewpubs/breweries in Anchorage and on the Kenai, as well as one up in Talkeetna (for a total of 8, I believe).
We had amazing weather for the majority of the trip, despite this summer being extremely cold and wet. Even on our rainiest day, we managed to go on a jetboat ride and nature walk and see some bald eagles. Thankfully, the only bears we saw were at the Conservation center. They say that making a lot of noise keeps them away and we had Jones and Shoo with us, so noise accompanied us everywhere we went.
The only negative of the trip was that I barely ran. The house we rented was in a very rural area and I was afraid to run on the road by myself. I also couldn’t run on the trails. Did I mention the bears? I didn’t see any, but when we questioned the owner of the house we rented, he suggested running with bear spray. Umm, no thanks. Luckily, my parents were there, so I did get to run with my dad twice before the race.
I’ll be boring you with lots of stories and pictures for the next few days. Hope you don’t mind. ;o) Thanks for hanging around while my internet access was spotty. I hope to back to “normal” in a few days.
Very cool!!! I was just there in mid-June and hit similar spots to check out. Although, we didn't quite make it to the top of Flattop with my friend, she wasn't a big hiker. I loved the in-flight wifi too!
Sounds like quite the experience! Will be looking forward to more stories and pictures!
How awesome is that? I'll bet your boys will remember it forever, as will you. I'd be the same as you–not taking any chances running somewhere like that! (I guess we're wimpy city/suburban girls)
Can't wait to hear more!
Just did a little catching up…hope the cold is all better! Sounds like lots of great stuff happening on vacation :)Hope you've recovered from your race…
Sounds like a great trip! I am so glad that you were able to get a race in while you where there.
Amazing! What a fun adventure – all 50 states. Sounds great! Will be excited to see pics & stories!
How fun!!So glad you had a great trip :)More pics please!!
Looking forward to reading more- always wanted to check out Alaska! Glad you had a good trip.
looks like you had an amazing trip!
I am anxiously awaiting beer reports!
Fun times!! And what a nice change of weather. 🙂 I'm looking forward to more pics and stories!
Sounds like a great trip. Looking forward to hearing more about it!
Lucky! Alaska is on our list of places to vacation! It sounds like you are having a blast! I can't wait for the stories and pictures:)
I'd love to hang out in Alaska – looks beautiful out there. Yay for crossing off another state!
Sounds like a fantastic trip! I have been wanting to get up to Alaska so I can't wait to hear about all your adventures!
That is one of the coolest vacations I have heard of lately! You're boys will remember that even when they are adults!Nice job on making the rouns on all of the breweries!
Alaksa is such an amazing place, so glad you got to visit and enjoy all it had to offer! I was running there a few years ago and saw a Moose – it was huge and I was scared for my life. Good thing you didn't venture out by yourself! That's so fun you have in-flight wifi!! 🙂
Sounds like a fantastic triP! I have always wanted to see Alaska.