Quiet day in Alaska

Here is a pic of me in the -40 degree house, but as you can see on the thermometer behind me it was actually -50 degrees and they had wind blowing in there.

We had a rather quiet day today and yesterday. We drove to Delta Junction yesterday and stopped and looked at a few of the lakes on the way over there and also drove down the Alaska Hwy for just a little way just to say we had done it. The Hwy is 1488 miles long from start to finish and this would be the way we would have to travel if we ever brought the camper up here. The only other way is to catch a ferry that crosses on the southern side of Alaska. Larry and Drew left to go hunting again yesterday afternoon but only saw moose and bear tracks, no actual moose or bear. They decided to leave after lunch today (Thur.) and spend the night at Gary's cabin (a guy Drew works with) which is close to Circle, Alaska. So after we came back to Marissa's house I dropped Larry off and went to the Chena Hot Springs to see the Ice Hotel. It was a pretty drive (about 2 hours away) and the hotel was pretty cool, literally it was 20 degrees inside so that everything would stay frozen. Tomorrow I am going to drive back to Denali and look around again and maybe, just maybe the mountain will show itself. If not then I will just have to plan on another trip up here. Thought I would share a couple of pics of Reagan and the other "wildlife" in this house. I almost forgot, a moose came right up behind Marissa's house yesterday evening and started to eat off of a tree right outside the yard. That was pretty cool to see. We don't even get deer that close to our house.

This is Clare. I think she is going to miss us when we leave. Even Larry has been opening the door for her to go in and out.

We went to Pioneer Park, which is where the -40 below house is, and Reagan stopped to smell the flowers. She is such a cutie and she really enjoyed the slide, as you can see.

This will probably be the last blog from this trip. When Larry gets back from hunting and I get back from Denali we will have to pack and get ready for the trip home. Unless Larry gets a moose or caribou or I actually get to see Denali. Then you may hear from me again. See you all in Texas.