Alaskan Wildlife

Here is some of the wildlife we caught on camera while in Valdez.

You can always tell where the Sea Lions are about to come up because there will be a group of seagulls waiting at the surface to try and steal a fish from it's mouth.The salmon were running while we were there so it was prime time to catch a glimpse of other animals doing some fishing.

This guy decided to take a nap in the middle of the parking lot, so he counts as wildlife too, right?

Valdez, Alaska

For part of our trip, we made a drive to Valdez to camp for a few days. Valdez is an Alaskan hot spot when it comes to fishing. Also, for those of you who remember, this is where the infamous Exxon Valdez oil spill happened back in the 80's. Valdez is amazing. There were waterfalls around every corner, along with a giant glacier off the side of the highway, and all sorts of wildlife. Just a few hundred feet from where we were camping was a Bald Eagle's nest. You could hear the babies chirping all the time and on occasion we caught a glimpse of them being fed. It seemed like every time we turned around there was some sort of animal to take a picture of. It was definitely an awesome way to experience Alaska!

Whack-a-Mole Hill

A few miles from where Chelsea lives there is a little Mole Hill. These Moles should be listed among the tourist attractions in Alaska because they are the friendlist little creatures you will ever meet. They are so used to having people feed them that as soon as you set foot on the grass they are at your feet waiting to be fed. They aren't scared of people in the slightest. We were just in the neighborhood and decided to stop by, so we didn't come prepared with anything to feed them. I found some pretzels in the car, but apparantly moles don't like pretzels. These things were too cute not to feed, so we headed to the nearest store to get them something they would like: honey roasted cashews.

It was fantastic! What I wouldn't give for a Mole hill in my neck of the woods!

Let's get this started...

Well we are back from Alaska. It was sad to leave, but good to come home. In fact, it was marvelous to be home because Chris was a sweetie pie and cleaned the house spotless, and bought Landon and I fun presents while we were away. Which gets me to thinking that I should abandon him more often, wouldn't you say?

First of all, Alaska is the bomb. That's right I said it. The BOMB. In fact I might go as far as to say that it's "DA BOMB." If you ever have the chance to go there (in the summer) I highly recommend it. That whole state is like something straight out of National Geographic.

I'm not even sure where to start. I'll do my best to hit the highlights of the trip. Let's start with family. Landon had the time of his life with his cousins. Being the only boy among four girl cousins only made it all the more fun. And my sister lives on like two acres, leaving him endless amounts of room for him to run free and be a boy. After a few days of rain, he and the girls spent about two hours outside splashing in the mud puddles. I don't know if I have ever seen Landon have more fun in his little 16 month life.

Now Landon is stuck here with just me and no mud puddles.

To be continued...