Day number….the next one!

Clue # 11 How to tell when you are out in the wilderness:

You have to put nails in your restricted access signs so the bears will stop chewing on it. True story.

We went to Anchorage and did a show. As usual we took everything very seriously

(Your seat is third row second from the left)

Moose!

We headed back into Anchorage where we met with some awesome organizers from ACYC. We worked with a whole bunch of teens to make great music for the services and had a blast.

We took time to play too, climbing up Flat top.

When an Alaskan tells you it’s a hike, they’re not kidding!

We had many more amazing adventures but only a few pictures so take a moment, close your eyes…no peeking! ….and use your imagination…good. Wasn’t that awesome!?

And now another brief Moose break:

As many of you may know, we are serious hikers.

I mean, really serious.

So before we head back to the lower 48 we make a few stops down state.

Fr. Tero showed us around Seward, Dad ran up Mount Marathon and we went hiking at Exit Glacier!

It was amazing! The glacier was so strong it could even hold up Andy!

Later, Fr. Tero and Brother Craig took us out on a float trip on the Kenai River

And then it was time to hit the skies

Christian called shotgun

Travis and Brother Craig took us up in the air

And I got to fly!

My mom was terrified as soon as I took over but she held it together admirably. We didn’t hit any mountains so I’ll take that as a good sign.

All too soon it was time to drive back to Anchorage and fly home.

One thing we learned on this trip?

We love Alaska!