The Trip to Alaska

First week in January, 1997

It was a cold time and the sun never came out.

It was beautiful and exciting and so much for

us to see and we were filled with glorious expectations. We drove for hours with no other

cars and only the occasional animal for company.

There were days when the pink glow in

the sky seemed to stay there the very long entire day.

It seemed we were in a constant surreal setting.

If only we had known what awaited us, we still would have gone to try.

This was the first time we had ever seen Big Horn Sheep and we were amazed.

Reindeer were another first time experience for us and

we encountered a large herd between Whitehorse and the Alaskan entrance.

Moose and elk were almost always present and we saw the tail end of a

wolf pack and a lone wolf chasing a moose on a snow covered frozen lake. We encountered

Dal Sheep near Anchorage and they were so beautiful.

The views of the Homer Spit from high above Homer

and the eagles on the spit were special sights.

Landing on a frozen lake another special time.

The tiny church in Seldovia where we were warmly welcomed and they were very saddened by what happened to us!

The Trip from Alaska

April 1997

We drove to Coldfoot and out the Dalton Highway where we took pictures of ourselves at the Arctic Circle rest area.

and of the Pipeline

We were devastated and terribly depressed as we drove out still we managed to drive up to

and through Denali NP and took a few pictures.

The views in Denali were as expected but we were not able emotionally to really enjoy them.

We decided to drive out a different direction as

we understood we probably would never see this area again.

On the way out from Bear Glacier we saw a big Black Bear

We came out through the Hell’s Gate Gorge

and past a small

village where there were tall weathered totem poles.

We drove out on logging roads and welcomed any rest area.

When you take away the mean people and the horrible way we were treated in Alaska, you

are left with a beautiful land and memories of an incredible journey.