Steppin' Out

Every year since '06 my daughter and I take this walk in September. If she doesn't have the day

off she takes a vacation day! We are serious, this is our day. This year we were 4000 strong - all

ages, women, men and children steppin' out in pink.

Bear Tracks on the path and Mt. Redoubt

Whoa - we didn't meet this big guy I'm happy to say but on the path up

the mountain we would get a whiff of a very musky smell - bears were

there just not in our path.

Mt. Redoubt from the air. On the way back to Anchorage we flew over

the mountains, you can see the lava dome on the photo.

Alaska and Mt. Tanalian

We hiked to the top! At least 4 miles, mostly up the hill, over rocks where you held onto alder

branches so you didn't fall backward. I kept asking - we're almost there, right? Alex rolled her eyes - she's much too used to this. . . We did finally get to the top - mission accomplished! There were blueberries and long distance scenery viewing, making it all worth the trip. As for the trip down, challenging! Much harder than going up and way harder on the trails!

Alaska - Lake Clark and Port Alsworth

The first afternoon, we hike to Lower and Upper Tanalian Falls. Lots of water over these

rocks -- again I have to remark on the water, amazing, clear and beautiful blue.

More Alaska

The glaciers seen from the airplane as we flew to Lake Clark National Park.

If the light was right you would see a sky blue, the color of the ice of the glacier.

Lake Clark from the air, notice the gravel runway. Port Alsworth is a village with

two runways, the only way to get there is to take a small airplane over the mountains or

through the pass. No touch ups on these photos - this water is, the glaciers are that color.

Amazing!

Alaska

The waters of the Kenai Fjords. How can water be this color? What a magical place this big country of Alaska is. Grand, spectacular, awesome and still so wild. I pledge that whatever I can do I will to keep Alaska wild.