Wow! What a beautiful day, to say the least...
Our morning started with a quick drive from Anchorage to the small town of Seward on the Kenai Peninsula, and it was just gorgeous. The Seward Highway closely follows the route of the Alaska Railroad along the Turnagain Arm with amazing views of the Kenai Mountains...
Our first stop was at the Kenai Fjords National Park Visitors Center at Exit Glacier for a look around...
before boarding our home away from home for the day...
The kids got binoculars and by the end of the day were pros at spotting all types of wildlife from whales and sea lions to puffins and otters, and even a bear!
We cruised up close to two different glaciers - Holgate...
Bonus fun was Hubby & me drinking glacier ice margaritas...
and the kids earning their Junior Ranger badges...
dropped by Mile 0 of the Iditarod Trail...
and made a stop at the Benny Benson Memorial, a sweet tribute to the 13 year old boy who designed the Alaska State Flag...
before heading back toward Anchorage and stopping at the Double Musky Inn in Girdwood for dinner...
Had to look closely, but we did find a little piece of home among the memorabilia covering the walls and doors...
Our morning started with a quick drive from Anchorage to the small town of Seward on the Kenai Peninsula, and it was just gorgeous. The Seward Highway closely follows the route of the Alaska Railroad along the Turnagain Arm with amazing views of the Kenai Mountains...
Our first stop was at the Kenai Fjords National Park Visitors Center at Exit Glacier for a look around...
before boarding our home away from home for the day...
The kids got binoculars and by the end of the day were pros at spotting all types of wildlife from whales and sea lions to puffins and otters, and even a bear!
We cruised up close to two different glaciers - Holgate...
and Aialik...
as a ranger from Kenai Fjords National Park served as our narrator and guide...
Can you believe that Aialik Glacier is a mile and a half in width? Even being parked right in front of it, it is hard to realize the massiveness of it! When we cruised up, some kayakers were leaving the area, and they seriously looked like ants!
We loved being on the boat, and seeing the wildlife most, though none of our photos really do it much justice...memories will have to suit...
Bonus fun was Hubby & me drinking glacier ice margaritas...
and the kids earning their Junior Ranger badges...
Before leaving Seward, we got another stamp in our national park passport book...
and made a stop at the Benny Benson Memorial, a sweet tribute to the 13 year old boy who designed the Alaska State Flag...
before heading back toward Anchorage and stopping at the Double Musky Inn in Girdwood for dinner...
Had to look closely, but we did find a little piece of home among the memorabilia covering the walls and doors...
More fun on tap for tomorrow...
More {Road Trip} 2017 Fun
Day Nine - Denali National Park & Preserve + Go UAF Nanooks!
Day Ten - Into the Arctic
Day Eleven - JUNEAU
Days Twelve & Thirteen - Driving for Days
Day Fourteen - Hello, Seattle!
Day Fifteen - A Couple of Capital Cities with Capitol Steps to Climb
Day Sixteen - Out and About in the Portland Area
Day Seventeen - Idaho
Day Eighteen - Utah, and a Goodbye
Day Nineteen - From the Mountains to the Plains
Day Twenty - Canvasing Kansas
Day Twenty-One - Good Bye, Kansas + Hello, Missouri!
Day Twenty-Two - Finishing Up Truman's Missouri
Day Twenty-Three - Kicking It Through Kentucky and HOME!
Day Ten - Into the Arctic
Day Eleven - JUNEAU
Days Twelve & Thirteen - Driving for Days
Day Fourteen - Hello, Seattle!
Day Fifteen - A Couple of Capital Cities with Capitol Steps to Climb
Day Sixteen - Out and About in the Portland Area
Day Seventeen - Idaho
Day Eighteen - Utah, and a Goodbye
Day Nineteen - From the Mountains to the Plains
Day Twenty - Canvasing Kansas
Day Twenty-One - Good Bye, Kansas + Hello, Missouri!
Day Twenty-Two - Finishing Up Truman's Missouri
Day Twenty-Three - Kicking It Through Kentucky and HOME!
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