Jeff and I are currently chilling at the Denver airport (I love airports with free wi-fi). We’ll be headed back to Austin in about 40 minutes. It’s been a great trip, but it’s always nice to get home. I wanna check on Reese and Jeff needs to check on his fish.

Our last day in Anchorage was pretty laid back. We went to lunch at the Twin Dragon Mongolian BBQ and Chinese buffet. Then, we went downtown and looked around at a few of the stores there. After that, we headed over to the Wildride Sled Dog Rodeo. It was a show on the Iditarod, a topic I did a report on in the 5th grade…I made a whole puppet show on all the different types of sled dogs. SO, this show really brought me back. We even got to meet Flap Jack from the movie Eight Below!!! It was cool. We’ll post pics later. That night I got to spend some time w/ Janie and the four of us went to dinner at a nice Italian place, Villa Nova.

Hi everyone! We’re still here in Alaska….one day left! Yesterday was pretty much just a long day of driving. We drove from Healy to Girdwood (to ride the tram to the top of a mountain) and then back to Anchorage. About 6 or so hours of driving. Ugh.

But, we did get lots of great scenery pics yesterday and many other days on the trip. So, here’s a small sample.

After we arrived in Anchorage, Janie and Jason grilled us up some yummy burgers and we sat around and chatted. That was pretty much our day.

So, after our wildlife adventures today, we decided we needed to post some of the sweet videos we’ve taken. The first one is from the Seward marine tour. Then, we have the owl in Denali. Look for its baby moving at the end of the video. Then, there is a short video of the bear. We have a longer one, but this gives you an idea of how the bear looks for food.

While in Alaska, I came down with a scorching case of Bear Fever (The doctors call it BF for short, it’s a medical term). Some of the symptoms include a snarling snorty roaring sounds when sleeping, a passion for salmon, growth of patchy hair on the face much like a bear, a love of berries and roots, and a desire to hibernate in the colder climates such as the Aspen Haus Bed and Breakfast in Denali.

Here are some pictures of me searching for some Alaskan bears.

I was pretty disappointed when Alison explained that none of these were actual real bears, you know she has a PhD in math and coolness so I had to believe her. But I never gave up and my BF could not be denied no matter what, so now ladies, gentlemen, and Chris Noble… I present you with a real picture of an Alaskan grizzly bear that was literally 8 feet away from our tour bus in Denali National park.

Today was another great day! We spent 12 hours in Denali National Park (well, with travel time and dinner at The Salmon Bake). We rode a bus into the park about 54 miles and got off and did some hiking for about 1.5 hours. Then, we got back on the bus headed back to the front of the park. We saw soooooo much wildlife along the way. You won’t believe some of the pics we got. And, this is just a small sample. Hope you enjoy the beauty of this huge national park.

P.S…It was also snowing most of the day and during our hike. GOOD times!